South Florida musician gets prison term for lottery fraud

Comment #19

grwurston — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:05:04 GMT

So he wants his victims to forgive him?

Well, tell you what. Give me my money back and then I'll think about it.

Okay, I got my money.

Hmm, I thought about it... No f-ng way.

Comment #18

miracleplay5 — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:20:27 GMT

He's going to federal prison aka the nicer prison where inmates are treated 1st class compared to non federal prisons. I wish he got 30years..Because that's how long it took these elderly people to work before they retired. They lost their retirement to this guy!! He is only sorry he got caught

Comment #17

LiveInGreenBay — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:18:07 GMT

We need to stereotype more often. Lets face it, how many radical muslim ISIS guys are Swedish

Comment #16

destinycreation — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:07:15 GMT

That would be stereotyping, because of his beard.

Comment #15

LiveInGreenBay — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:55:03 GMT

That dirt bag looks like an ISIS guy.

Comment #14

noise-gate — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:31:26 GMT

Can you imagine this guy meeting the leader of a prison gang who asks him what you in for, murder? ..eeh, no, defrauding Elderly people.

What's your name?- folks call me Top banga .....is that right.

Comment #13

sully16 — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:23:05 GMT

Bye Bye

Comment #12

TnTicketlosers — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:22:25 GMT

Until they close off the boarders it will continue,they are here for a reason,it's not AMERICAN love that we have..

Comment #11

music* — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:12:00 GMT

America is not a Muslim country. I hope to God we will never be.

Taking an eye for an eye will lead us all to blindness.

Instead of cursing the darkness we shall light a candle.

Comment #10

hsg2000 — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:54:46 GMT

We should begin tit for tat as in Moslem world to punish criminals

let us teach the criminals like this band player by chopping his right hand so he remains greedy all his life

Comment #9

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:24:27 GMT

On a somewhat related note, I used to get calls from someone claiming to be the IRS telling me they had been trying to reach me and this was the last chance or I would be prosecuted because I owed money. The very first time they did this several years ago, I was pretty concerned. Then after thinking about it I realized the IRS never calls people, they send letters. So I just ignored the calls.

The scammers were finally caught and prosecuted a couple weeks ago.

Comment #8

MercifulLove — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:21:00 GMT

Oh ok I understand. I do however find it interesting that the elderly are so trusting, simply based on the idea that with age comes wisdom. But I guess a lot time the elderly are isolated and lonely and long for ways to connect with people. Some are also probably financially insecure. And the scammers know how to prey on that.

Comment #7

Todd — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:00:37 GMT

These creeps take advantage of the fact that the elderly are more trusting and are not generally familiar with the technology that can make the thieves appear to be legitimate. For example, if an elderly person sees Publisher's Clearinghouse appear on their phone's Caller ID, they believe it. Meanwhile, younger, more technically-savvy people understand that it is simple to fake a Caller ID name and do not blindly trust they are speaking with the real company. Same goes for e-mail.

Comment #6

MercifulLove — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:53:38 GMT

Exactly, but for some reason people keep falling for this scheme year after year. I don't know, maybe it's out of desperation, hope, greed........

Comment #5

dr65 — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:46:32 GMT

Oh how sorry everyone is after they get caught. 25 years old, baby on the way, wife going to prison too,

then deportation. What a sad, sorry start for the baby.

Comment #4

haymaker — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:53:46 GMT

Where is this piece of garbage going to get the $420,000 for restitution ?

He should be made an indentured servant to his victims till he works it off @ the minimum wage rate,

instead he'll be in prison where he's supported by us.

Comment #3

TheMeatman2005 — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:33:21 GMT

We grow up learning that you don't get something for nothing.

If you don't buy a ticket, you can't win anything.

What happens that people fall for such gimmicks and schemes?

Just say NO

Comment #2

luckyshoes — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:08:43 GMT

The only regret he has is that he got caught.

Comment #1

dpoly1 — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:47:56 GMT

What a lowlife

South Florida musician gets prison term for lottery fraud

Lottery Post — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:07:23 GMT

A South Florida musician who helped funnel money from elderly victims of a $500,000 lottery hoax was sentenced Tuesday to three years and five months in federal prison.

Delroy Drummond, aka Top Banga, 26, of Hollywood and Miami Gardens, admitted he worked with allies who contacted seniors all over the U.S. and duped them into believing they had won a lottery prize.

The victims were told they had to pre-pay several thousands of dollars in taxes and fees before their winnings could be turned... [ More ]