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"A co-founder of “Students for Trump” during the 2016 presidential campaign was sentenced to 13 months in prison Tuesday for posing as a lawyer to cheat people he found on the internet out of thousands of dollars.
U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni in Manhattan rejected defense efforts to portray John Tyler Lambert as a naive victim of a co-conspirator whose “youthful exuberance” made him think he could create a fake persona to learn the law and help others. Lambert pleaded guilty to wire fraud in August 2019."
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U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni in Manhattan rejected defense efforts to portray John Tyler Lambert as a naive victim of a co-conspirator whose “youthful exuberance” made him think he could create a fake persona to learn the law and help others. Lambert pleaded guilty to wire fraud in August 2019."
'Students For Trump' Founder Gets Prison For Being 'Cold-Blooded Fraudster'
His attorney says he was inspired by a Meghan Markle TV show.
