A Jamaican national named Roshard Andrew Carty has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for convincing a southwest Washington retiree to send him thousands of dollars over several years for fake lottery winnings.
A Jamaican national who convinced a southwest Washington retiree she had won millions in a fake lottery — then spent years pressuring her to send him money — was sentenced to three years in federal prison, according to the Justice Department.
Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma after pleading guilty earlier this year to wire fraud. Prosecutors said the scheme left a 73-year-old woman financially devastated after she sent more than $600,000 over several years, believing the payments were needed to claim a supposed $22 million Publisher’s Clearinghouse prize. The Justice Department said Carty first contacted the woman in 2020, posing as a lottery employee.
He told her she had also won a car, but claimed taxes and other fees had to be paid before the prize could be released. Authorities said the scam escalated over time. What began as requests for relatively small amounts of money eventually led the woman to borrow against her home and later sell it in an attempt to cover mounting “fees” tied to the fake winnings.
Federal prosecutors said the victim sent cash to couriers in the United States, who then routed the money to Carty in Jamaica between August 2020 and February 2024. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright said Carty continued pursuing the victim even when she tried to resist or cut off contact. Prosecutors described Carty as relentless, saying he contacted the woman thousands of times using different phone numbers and messaging platforms.
When she stopped responding, investigators said he sent tow trucks and pizza deliveries to her home and even requested a welfare check through her landlord to get back in touch with her. The Justice Department said Carty also falsely claimed the FBI was monitoring calls and warned the woman not to tell anyone about the supposed winnings.
“This defendant was relentless in defrauding a vulnerable victim,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd said in a statement. Floyd said the victim lost money she had depended on for retirement, while Carty used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle in Jamaica. Authorities said investigators uncovered at least one additional victim during the case and expressed concern that Carty could return to fraud after serving his prison sentence. Carty was indicted in November 2024.
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