Florida Woman Sentenced to Three Years in Business Email Scam That Drained $1,500,000+ From Victims - The Daily Hodl
A Florida woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for her role in a business email compromise scheme that stole over $1.5 million from victims nationwide.
Zamar McPherson, 50, of Boynton Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud along with two counts of wire fraud. She was sentenced on November 12th, 2026, according to federal prosecutors.
In addition to her prison term, the court imposed three years of supervised release. McPherson must forfeit $154,474.85 and share responsibility for restitution payments exceeding $1.5 million to four victims along with her co-conspirators.
Fraud Scheme Details
McPherson conspired with Garland Shelton of Wytheville, Virginia, and Olivia Oxley of Brooklyn, New York, to execute the business email compromise scheme. The scheme involved creating fictitious email accounts to redirect legitimate wire payments to fraudulent accounts.
The victims in this case had planned to send legitimate wire payments to certain payees. A member of the conspiracy created and utilized fictitious email accounts, however, and provided new account information for the wire payments to the victims.
Legal Proceedings
Two associates in the scheme, Garland Shelton and Olivia Oxley, received their sentences earlier in 2026. Homeland Security Investigations and the Eden Prairie Police Department led the investigation with assistance from additional state and local agencies.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Hall prosecuted the case, which highlights ongoing efforts to combat sophisticated email fraud schemes that target businesses and individuals across the country.
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