Woman to sentenced to 15 years in prison for $400,000 dating app scam in Maryland

A woman who met a Montgomery County man on a dating app and then scammed him out of over $400,000 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Janey Sears, 72, was found guilty in July of a $100,000 stealing conspiracy, securities fraud, and fiduciary misappropriation. A jury needed only 75 minutes to convict her.

On Friday, a court sentenced Sears to 20 years in prison, with five years suspended and five years of supervised probation upon his release. The judge ordered Sears to pay approximately $407,000 in reparations in $10,000 monthly installments following her release…

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