Overview
- Chanise Coyne, 46, of New Boston was arrested by the FBI and charged with seven counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering.
- Prosecutors allege she obtained more than $4.6 million from one family by claiming the payments were advance fees for their young daughter's modeling events.
- According to the indictment, no modeling events occurred and Coyne fabricated placement records and impersonated a third party.
- Authorities say the proceeds funded significant gambling, including multiple alleged money-laundering transactions involving FanDuel.
- A federal filing cites wire transfers between $40,000 and $160,000, and the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Yahkind with potential penalties of up to 20 years per count if convicted.