A Santa Monica man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal fraud charge stemming from allegedly tricking multiple women, including one actress, out of their money via aromance and business scam, theU.S.
Attorney’s Office, Central District of California announced on Friday. Antonio Mariot Wilson, aka “Dr. Tony Mariot” and “Brice Carrington,” 57, agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud, according to a plea agreement filed in United States District Court.
According to an FBI investigation, between May 2015 and October 2018, Wilson met four women, including Black-ish actress Jenifer Lewis, with whom he started romantic relationships before allegedly conning them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for purported businesses.
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