Photographer scammed family out of $4.6M in child modeling fraud scheme, blew it on gambling, $200K Taylor Swift tickets

A photographer scammed a family out of $4.6 million through a fraudulent child modeling scheme. The perpetrator reportedly spent the stolen funds on gambling and expensive concert tickets.
“Coyne used a child’s aspirations as a smokescreen for a multimillion‑dollar fraud against a family. And when you prey on families, you will pay for it,” US Attorney Jerome Gorgon said.
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