Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been indicted in connection with an alleged $2.2 million fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of West Virginia.
The Estonian national has been arrested and is set to appear in federal court this week on five counts of wire fraud.
Court documents reveal that from 2022 to 2026 Kriisa allegedly carried out a scheme to obtain nearly $2.2 million “from multiple victims using false representations, fabricated identities, and deceptive communications.”
The former Kentucky player allegedly posed as a combination of fictional people and family members and claimed that he and his family were in danger and needed financial support. One example was that he would say his mother needed cancer treatment.
U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey said about this type of case that, “Financial fraud schemes erode trust and…
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