October 17, 2024, marked the extradition of Jamaican Alando “Tight Pants” Gentles to the US to stand trial for lottery scam-related offenses.
According to a top American official, he was turned over to authorities in South Carolina, where he will be prosecuted for conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud claims.
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Eric Shen, the Inspector in charge of the US Postal Inspection Service’s Criminal Investigation Group, claims that Gentles is the seventh Jamaican who has been extradited to the US this year on allegations of lottery fraud.
Shen said, “And we have one more pending this year,” in an interview at the US Embassy in St. Andrew with a local publication.
The most recent extradition occurred during what the US official said to be a growing trend of Jamaican lottery fraudsters using technology to reach more American victims and withdraw their illicit profits.
He noted, “Social media gives them more reach and they are able to reach out to more people and then when it comes to the movement of the funds, you are seeing more cryptocurrencies being utilized.”
