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Two Charged in Oregon With Wire Fraud in Alleged NFL Impersonation Scheme

Daejon Labrayae Love and Taylor Jamie Chan face federal charges over an alleged scheme that defrauded women of about $1.3 million.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 28, 2026, 8:02 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 28, 2026, 4:04 p.m. ETUpdated Aug 30, 2026, 3:22 a.m. ET
Two people have been in the with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, according to reports from abc30.com, turnto23.com, and wthitv.com. The charges name Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, according to abc30.com, turnto23.com, and kxii.com. The government alleges that Love and Chan created fictitious investments to defraud women in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California, with Love posing as an NFL player and Chan as his investment adviser, and that they received about $1.3 million from the victims, according to turnto23.com. A separate account from kxii.com says abc30.com reports the government alleges the pair defrauded more than two dozen women out of about $1.3 million by creating fictitious personas, including Love posing as a 49ers player, and fictitious investments. The reports differ in their description of the alleged conduct; the exact nature of the allegations has not been resolved. The FBI is investigating the case, according to abc30.com, kxii.com, and wthitv.com. The case is at the charging stage and has not been decided in court; the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 29, 2026, 1:45 p.m. ET

    Man Charged in Oregon Scheme Posing as NFL Player

    Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, has been charged in the District of Oregon with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, according to court records. The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; the charges are allegations, and Love has not been tried. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Sentencing and any restitution, if he is convicted, remain to be decided.

    Prosecutors alleged that Love and co-defendant Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, created fictitious investments to defraud women in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California, with Love posing as an NFL player and Chan as his investment adviser, and that they received about $1.3 million from victims, as reported by turnto23.com. In a separate account, abc30.com reported that the pair allegedly defrauded more than two dozen women out of about $1.3 million by creating fictitious personas, including Love posing as a 49ers player. These allegations have not been proven in court.

    The FBI investigated the case. Chan's status was not detailed in the reports.

  2. Aug 28, 2026, 8:02 p.m. ETFirst report

    Two Charged in Oregon with Defrauding Women in Multi-State Scheme

    Two people have been charged in the District of Oregon with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, according to a report by turnto23.com. The defendants are Daejon Labrayae Love and Taylor Jamie Chan.

    The government alleges that Love and Chan created fictitious investments to defraud numerous women in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California, with Love posing as an NFL player and Chan as his investment adviser. They allegedly received about $1.3 million from the victims, turnto23.com reported.

    The charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved.

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Revision history

  1. Version 330 Aug 2026, 07:22current

    Added kxii.com as a source and incorporated its account of the alleged conduct; noted the conflict among sources.

  2. Version 229 Aug 2026, 17:51

    Added ages of defendants, clarified conflicting accounts of the alleged scheme, and noted the case is at charging stage.

  3. Version 129 Aug 2026, 07:22

    First published.

  4. Version 129 Aug 2026, 00:02current

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  5. Version 129 Aug 2026, 17:45current

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