This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com
A Jamaican citizen was found guilty of wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for defrauding an elderly woman of more than $500,000 by telling her she had won the lottery and needed to pay taxes and fees before the winnings could be collected.
Roshard Carty, 34, contacted the 73-year-old victim, who lives in Vancouver, to tell her she won a $22 million lottery and a car while posing as an employee of Publisher’s Clearinghouse. He told her she needed to pay taxes and fees before she could access her winnings, even claiming the FBI was recording the call. Carty told her she was not to tell anyone about the big win…