A D.C. man who posed as an NFL player has been sentenced to five years in a fraud scheme that swindled area women, authorities announced Monday.
Maurice Carter, 30, told several women that he played wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, and talked them into paying for hotel rooms, expensive meals and other items, all under the false promise that he’d pay them back.
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His story, which prosecutors said he used numerous times between July 2010 and January 2011, was that he left his wallet in his luxury car, which he said was being used by another famous football player.
Prosecutors said one woman loaned him $30,000 during a longer-running scheme, while others gave him about $500 each.
In January 2011, a female victim was approached by Carter outside the Eden nightclub in the 1700 block of I Street NW, according to charging documents. She agreed to withdraw $500 for Carter, but then had second thoughts about giving it to him and got into her car, prosecutors said. Carter wrestled her out of the vehicle and snatched the $500, prosecutors said.
