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USA v. Williams et al.

Sherise Williams was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for mail fraud in a counterfeit coupon scheme that the government alleges caused nearly $32 million in losses. The operation was allegedly run by Lori Ann Talens from her Virginia Beach home and involved selling fraudulent coupons via social media.

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$32.00M alleged lossFiled: Jun 20 · 20:44 UTCUpdated: Jun 20 · 22:15 UTC
Defendants (2)
  • Sherise Williams
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  • Lori Ann Talens
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Charges
  • mail_fraud
  • Counterfeiting
Source
News article

https://wtop.com/virginia/2026/06/final-defendant-sentenced-in-near-32m-counterfeit-coupon-scheme-run-from-virginia-beach-home/

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Final defendant sentenced in near $32M counterfeit coupon scheme run from Virginia Beach home

WTOP DC · Jun 20 · 20:44 UTC