Fake 49ers Player Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in $1.3 Million Wire Fraud Case
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Fake 49ers Player Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in $1.3 Million Wire Fraud Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Summary
Daejon Labrayae Love pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after prosecutors accused him of using a fake San Francisco 49ers identity to lure women into sham investments.
Federal investigators say Love and alleged accomplice Taylor Jamie Chan took about $1.3 million from at least 26 women, using football imagery, fake bank accounts and staged FaceTime gains to build credibility.
A magistrate judge ordered Love detained as a flight risk, while the FBI said 35 more women have since come forward with similar claims that are still being verified.
Domonique DuBose, who matched with Love on Hinge but sent no money, said his 85,000-follower Instagram account, blue checkmark and luxury lifestyle posts made the false persona look authentic.
The case highlights how dating-app and social-media verification can fail to confirm claims about jobs or wealth, leaving independent checks as a key defense against romance-investment scams.