Virginia Beach husband and wife plead guilty to multimillion-dollar counterfeit coupon scheme
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and last updated 2021-05-01 17:31:50-04
According to court documents, between April 2017 and May 2020, Lori Ann Talens, 41, operated a complex scheme using social media sites and apps such as Facebook and Telegram to find groups of coupon enthusiasts and sell them counterfeit coupons.
Lori Ann operated online under the moniker âMasterChef.â Court docs say she used a computer to make the counterfeit coupons in her Virginia Beach home. These counterfeit coupons were virtually indistinguishable from authentic coupons and were often created with inflated values, far in excess of what an authentic coupon would offer.