North Carolina Man Sentenced to 121 Months for Selling Data of 7 Million Older Americans
Summary
Troy Murray was sentenced to 121 months after pleading guilty to selling lead lists with older Americans’ personal data to scammers who used them for lottery fraud. Prosecutors said the scheme generated over $5.2 million and caused losses exceeding $9.5 million.
Key points
- Murray sold lists containing names, phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses of older Americans to scammers in Jamaica and elsewhere from 2016 to 2023.
- He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 121 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and forfeiture of $5.2 million.
- The scammers used the lists for lottery fraud; prosecutors said the scheme caused victims more than $9.5 million in losses.
- Murray reportedly sent at least 22,000 lists and switched to prepaid gift cards after wire transmission services blocked him.
- Murray’s son faces a money-laundering case involving $1.6 million in funds from the scheme.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Sentencing of Troy Murray for selling personal-data lead lists to scammers who used them in lottery fraud.
- Impact
- The lead lists contained personal information belonging to more than 7 million elderly Americans. Prosecutors said the scheme caused victim losses exceeding $9.5 million; Murray earned more than $5.2 million.
People
Cutter MurrayTroy Murray’s son; the article says the Justice Department revealed in June 2025 that he would plead guilty to money laundering for receiving and laundering $1.6 million in fraudulent funds.Troy MurrayPleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 121 months in prison for selling elderly Americans’ personal-data lead lists to scammers. He used the alias Steve Dixon.