An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island for his role in a lottery and sweepstakes scheme that tricked senior citizens out of at least $1 million across multiple states.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island, Patrick Dallas,38, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty on Feb. 5 to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Court documents show Dallas, who is also listed as being from Cumming, Ga., worked with two co-conspirators in a bogus “Publishers Clearing House” or similar sweepstakes scheme…