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counterfeit coupon scheme
Coverage of counterfeit coupon scheme in the Nexus archive.
- Final defendant sentenced in near $32M counterfeit coupon scheme run from Virginia Beach home
Sherise Williams was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for mail fraud in a counterfeit coupon scheme that caused nearly $32 million in losses. The operation, led by Lori Ann Talens from her Virginia Beach home, involved selling fraudulent coupons via social media, with Williams purchasing coupons 274 times for $19,821.34, estimated to cause $991,067 in losses.