Overview
- Both suspects were arrested at Boise Airport on Aug. 24 and are in federal custody facing wire fraud and conspiracy charges filed in the District of Oregon.
- Authorities say Daejon Love posed as a San Francisco 49ers player on dating apps and social media to form romantic relationships that led victims into bogus investments.
- Officials allege Taylor Chan acted as Love’s purported financial adviser while the pair showed fabricated bank statements, fake investment screenshots and staged video calls to prove gains.
- Financial records cited by prosecutors link about $1.3 million taken from 26 identified women across California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and the FBI says more victims may exist.
- Prosecutors have asked a judge to keep Love detained as a flight risk and the FBI is urging anyone with information to submit tips through its public portal.