Two men have been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and computer fraud conspiracy in federal court for allegedly gaining access to social media accounts of two NFL players and one NBA player, according to David Porter of the Associated Press.
Trevontae Washington, 21, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, is alleged to have obtained and sold login information for multiple pro athletes while Ronnie Magrehbi, 20, of Orlando, Florida is charged with obtaining an NFL player's email and Instagram account login in an extortion plot.
The two crimes are not connected, according to the AP.
The names of the athletes involved in the schemes have not been disclosed, however, all of the athletes who were victims of the scheme resided in New Jersey at the time of the alleged crimes which date back to 2018.