Imagine matching with someone on a dating app who seems to have it all: charm, wealth, a glamorous lifestyle and serious intentions about building a future with you.
That was the promise prosecutors say 35-year-old Daejon Love offered to women he met online. Federal authorities recently charged Love and an alleged accomplice with defrauding more than two dozen women of approximately US$1.3 million through fictitious investment opportunities.
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