Man who impersonated Elon Musk gets prison time for $600K elder fraud

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) – A man who impersonated Elon Musk to defraud an elderly woman out of $600,000 has been sentenced to prison.

Jeffrey Moynihan pleaded no contest to charges against him on Thursday. He received one year behind bars and nearly 30 years of probation.

Investigators say Moynihan impersonated Musk and befriended a 74-year-old woman from Texas on Facebook. They exchanged messages for months…

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