A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the brothers, both of Landover Hills, for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland.
Dwayne and Wayne Henry, ages 32 and 34, respectively, are accused of contacting victims by mail and over the phone from October 2020 to December 2023 and convincing them that they had won millions of dollars in a lottery drawing or sweepstakes, but first had to send fees to receive their “winnings.”
The brothers, alongside their co-conspirators, allegedly caused the victims to send payments through wire transfers, gift cards, cash, and other methods.
They also sent lottery solicitations, packages, and suitcases with the victims’ winnings to victims across the country using a false address and name, authorities allege.
They then tracked the packages sent to and from the victims, while Wayne received several packages containing victim funds addressed to “Anthony Henry.”
Wayne then opened a pair of bank accounts to receive cash deposits and carry out peer-to-peer transfers, mostly outside of the United States, the indictment alleges.