Troy Murray sentencing in wire fraud data-selling case
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Federal prosecutors sentenced Troy Murray to 121 months in prison in a wire fraud case tied to the sale of elderly Americans' personal information to scammers. The judgment also imposed three years of supervised release and a $5.2 million forfeiture.
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Troy Murray sentenced to 121 months for selling elderly Americans' personal data to scammers
Legal Policy Action UpdateTroy Murray of North Carolina, who used the Steve Dixon pseudonym, was sentenced after a January 2026 guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for selling lead lists with the names, phone numbers, physical addresses, and email addresses of over 7 million elderly Americans to scammers in Jamaica and elsewhere between 2016 and 2023. Prosecutors said he sent at least 22,000 lead lists, generated more than $5.2 million, and caused victim losses exceeding $9.5 million; the court also ordered three years of supervised release and forfeiture of $5.2 million.
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- Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 29.05.2026 14:07
- Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 29.05.2026 14:07