BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A 25-year-old man has been found guilty in a Jamaican lottery scam that authorities say cost victims around the country millions of dollars.
Jurors in U.S. District Court in Bismarck reached their verdict Thursday morning in the case of Sanjay Williams, of Montego Bay, Jamaica. He was found guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering and faces up to 40 years in prison.
Authorities say the scam bilked mostly older and vulnerable citizens out of their savings.
Defense attorney Charlie Stock told jurors in his closing argument that the case wasn't about sympathy, but about evidence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Clare Hochhalter said investigators reviewed more than 500,000 documents, including 50,000 emails - many of which linked the scam to Williams.