Christine Joan Echohawk, 53, is accused of posing as multiple men to deceive four elderly women out of $1.5 million. Echohawk allegedly created convincing backstories to persuade her victims to send her money for various fabricated reasons, including purchasing an oil rig and clearing debts. She faces multiple charges and could face decades in prison.
Christine Joan Echohawk, a 53-year-old woman from Oklahoma , has been accused of defrauding four elderly women out of a total of $1.5 million through elaborate online romance scam s. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond revealed that Echohawk allegedly used fake identities such as Jason Morris, Edward Lotts, and Glenn Goadard to deceive her victims between September 30 and December 26, 2024.
According to court documents, Echohawk created convincing backstories and manipulated her victims into sending her money for various fabricated reasons, ranging from supposedly returning an oil rig to paying off debts.One of the alleged scams involved Echohawk posing as Jason Morris, convincing an elderly woman to send $120,000 to cover expenses for an Alaskan oil tanker supposedly owned by Morris. He promised to relocate with her after the rig returned to shore. Another victim was persuaded to give over $600,000 allegedly to clear a debt for Edward Lotts, who claimed it would unlock a $2 million inheritance. Similarly, Echohawk, using the alias Glenn Goadard, convinced another woman to wire $250,000 for expenses related to a financial portfolio Goadard claimed to be managing from Syria.The Stillwater branch of MidFirst Bank alerted Drummond's office in January 2025, suspecting senior fraud activity involving Echohawk after intercepting a $120,000 payment from one of the victims. Following an investigation, local law enforcement confronted Echohawk in January 2025, but she allegedly continued laundering the money. During a voluntary interview at the Pawnee police department on March 26, 2025, Echohawk initially offered to repay the victims but then claimed she was the victim of a scam herself, alleging she was receiving money from an individual named Maurice Dinero. However, a search of her purse revealed multiple bank cards linked to accounts used for money laundering, a MidFirst Bank deposit slip for $110,000, and several Apple gift cards with barcodes visible. Echohawk now faces four counts of unlawful use of criminal proceeds and one count of violating the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act. If convicted, she could face up to 62 years in prison and $260,000 in fines
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