USA v. Fayne

  1. February 01, 2024

    Reality Star At Risk Of Losing Fraud Conviction Challenge

    Former reality TV personality Maurice Fayne's attempt to vacate a 17-year prison sentence for defrauding investors and a pandemic relief program is in jeopardy unless he quickly files arguments against the conviction, according to a Thursday filing in Georgia federal court.

  2. October 26, 2023

    Reality Star Blames Atty For Ponzi, COVID Fraud Sentence

    A reality TV personality who was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to spending more than $1 million in COVID-19 business loans on jewelry, child support and a Rolls-Royce told a Georgia federal judge this week that his sentence should be vacated because his attorney failed to correctly explain the difference between pleading guilty and proceeding to trial.

  3. June 20, 2023

    Boxing Promoter Who Ghosted Fraud Trial Wants 5 Years

    A Pennsylvania boxing promoter who pled guilty to his role in a Ponzi scheme involving an ex-reality TV star after failing to appear at his trial requested a five-year prison sentence Tuesday, saying his erratic behavior was a result of a painkiller addiction he developed after his father's death.

  4. March 15, 2023

    After Skipping Trial, Boxing Promoter Pleads Guilty To Fraud

    Boxing promoter Daniel Eric Jay pled guilty Wednesday to wire fraud and bank fraud — admitting he helped a reality television personality who starred in "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" run a Ponzi scheme and fraudulently secure a Paycheck Protection Program loan — after he skipped a Georgia federal trial in the case and was subsequently arrested in Ohio. 

  5. January 18, 2023

    Boxing Promoter, A No-Show For Ga. Trial, Is Arrested In Ohio

    Boxing promoter Daniel Eric Jay, who is charged in Georgia with helping a reality television personality who starred in "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" run a Ponzi scheme and fraudulently secure a Paycheck Protection Program loan, was arrested in Ohio and is being transferred back to Georgia, according to a hearing in federal court on Wednesday.

  6. July 19, 2022

    Boxing Promoter No-Shows For Ponzi Scheme Trial

    A boxing promoter accused of helping a reality television personality who starred in "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" run a Ponzi scheme and fraudulently secure a Paycheck Protection Program loan failed to appear in court on Tuesday, the day of his criminal trial.

  7. September 15, 2021

    Reality TV Star Gets 17 Years For Ponzi Scheme, PPP Fraud

    A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a reality television personality who starred in "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" to over 17 years in prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme and for related fraud charges after he used a Paycheck Protection Program loan to help fund his lavish lifestyle.

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