ST. LOUIS — An entrepreneur on Tuesday admitted defrauding a Baltimore Ravens football player out of $250,000 by falsely claiming ownership of a clothing company.
Abayomi Jamil “Yomi” Martin, 43, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one felony county of wire fraud.
Prosecutors said Martin caused harm to Carr Cares, the charity run by Ravens cornerback Brandon Carr that was supposed to receive profits from an investment. Carr's charity helps children in Flint, Michigan, and Dallas learn to read and also encourages "healthy living through physical activity and balanced nutrition."
Martin, of O’Fallon, Missouri, admitted that he falsely claimed to be a part-owner of the apparel company Famous Nobodys through a holding company, and that Carr's $250,000 investment would give Carr a 17.