Men who faked Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Post Malone signatures plead guilty in $1.35M bogus concert scam
Two men defrauded more than $1 million from a concert promoter by impersonating Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Post Malone on performance contracts, the U.S.
Two men defrauded more than $1 million from a concert promoter by impersonating Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Post Malone on performance contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Terronce Morris and Blake Kelly pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in the scheme, federal officials said.
They faked contracts with bogus signatures from Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Post Malone, claiming to have secured their performances for a music festival, federal prosecutors said.
The pair also organized a video call between the promoter and an accomplice posing as Bieber to further trick the victim into believing their scheme, the DOJ said in a statement.
Morris and Kelly convinced a concert promoter to send them $1.35 million for the purported production cost, federal officials said.
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