A convicted felon in Georgia has been charged with posing as an adult film star to scam professional athletes out of $325,000.
On March 13, 2026, Kwamaine Jerell Ford, 34, of Buford, Georgia appeared in federal court and pled not guilty to nine counts of wire fraud, 7 counts of computer fraud, one count of access device fraud, 4 counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of sex trafficking. A U.S. magistrate judge ordered that Ford be held without bail pending trial.
ccording to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ford allegedly targeted professional athletes through a phishing scam and engaged in a fraud and sex trafficking scheme.
While in Federal Bureau of Prisons custody, Ford allegedly obtained login credentials for Apple accounts belonging to NBA and NFL players. He allegedly posed online as a well-known adult film star and offered to send sexually explicit videos to the athletes.
At the same time, Ford posed as an Apple customer support representative and requested, via text messages, that the pro athletes send their username and passwords in order to access videos that his fraudulent adult film star persona was trying to send the victims, according to court documents.
Dozens of victims were allegedly tricked into providing their login credentials to Ford.
He was previously arrested in 2019 for perpetrating similar phishing scams and using his victims’ stolen financial information to go on a spending spree.
“While serving time for stealing credit card numbers from athletes and celebrities to fund his lifestyle, Ford allegedly engaged in the same conduct again,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg.
The FBI said Ford also coerced a female victim to “produce hidden camera videos of commercial sex acts with unknowing individuals.”
“Kwamaine Ford clearly did not learn from his prior conviction for a similar scheme. This time, he allegedly escalated his criminal activity — stealing identities and money while also moving into coercion and sex trafficking,” said FBI Georgia Acting Special Agent in Charge Peter Ellis.
“The FBI’s dedicated agents remain committed to staying ahead of schemes like this and protecting the public from individuals who exploit and harm others for personal gain.”
