Justin Jackson, a conman, and his wife, Angel Lii Agarrat, have been arrested after Jackson posed as Adele’s manager to con NBA stars and celebrities out of expensive sneakers.
Jackson, 30, and Agarrat were arrested for multiple charges, including identity theft and organized a scheme to defraud. They were caught as the result of a police sting operation.
Jackson has a history of running cons. Last year, he pretended to be Adele’s manger Jonathan Dickins, asking athletes and celebrities to donate sneakers for a fake charity auction. Similarly, Jacksin impersonated Adele’s manager by creating a fake email account in his name. He then was able to convince the representatives for New York rapper Fabolous’s to give him two backstage passes.
Fabolous’s management eventually realized they had been defrauded, kickeding Jackson and Agarrat out of the venue.
via Miami Herald:
Jackson and his wife, Angel Lii, were charged Tuesday with more than a dozen new felonies, including counts of identity theft and organized scheme to defraud. They were booked into jail on Tuesday afternoon, and their lawyers could not immediately be reached for comment.
The pair was originally arrested in May for allegedly posing as Adele’s manager, Jonathan Dickins. Miami-Dade police said the two tried to get comped tickets to see rapper Kendrick Lamar at Miami’s Rolling Loud hip-hop festival on May 6.
Miami-Dade cyber crimes detective Steven Kaufman, posing as a production manager, set up a sting, telling Jackson he could pick up the passes on Saturday at Bayfront Park, according to an arrest report.
According to police, Jackson also asked representatives for Chris Brown, Tory Lanez, Katy Perry and others if they could make birthday videos for a ‘dear friend.’ Furthermore, Jackson once created a fake email account pretending to be the manager of Lionel Messi. He also tried and failed to get free tickets for Carrie Underwood and Lauryn Hill concerts.
