A | BOSTON -- A Florida man has been convicted by a federal jury of stealing sports camp tuition from hundreds of families and spending the money on plastic surgery, vacations and gambling. Mehdi Belhassan, 53, of Tampa, Florida, was found guilty of two counts of wire fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 11. A charge of wire fraud carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.Belhassan falsely claimed he was running an annual sports camp at a Boston-area college in July and August 2019 and collected $380,000 in payments from more than 300 families across the United States. He also collected $191,000 in advance payments from an online payment company and a commercial finance company.“Mr. Belhassan preyed upon the trust of families, promising summer fun while plotting his own indulgence. He lured in, deceived and betrayed over 300 families — diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars not to the promised camps, but to personal pursuits like plastic surgery and extravagant vacations at Las Vegas casinos,” Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy said in a statement. Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, said the conviction holds Belhassan “accountable for lining his own pockets” at the expense of the families.“During these challenging times, financial fraudsters are doing everything they can to cheat people out of their hard-earned money, while the FBI is doing everything we can to make sure they don’t succeed," he added.Belhassan's attorney could not be reached for comment. A phone number also could not be found for Belhassan.。 讯 据公安部网安局消息，公安机关网安部门依托“净网—2026”专项行动，持续严厉打击编造传播涉台风等网络谣言违法犯罪活动。今日，公安部网安局再次公布4起典型案例： 案例1 网民王某某（男，35岁）因台风天气，暂住在临时安置点，为博取关注、吸粉引流，编造传播“安置点停水停电”“群众无饭吃”“设立难民营”等系列网络谣言，引发大量网民误读，并在抖音平台直播时编造“杭州台风致人打地铺吃不上饭”的虚假内容，伺机向网友索要打赏，牟取非法利益。 目前，该王已被属地公安机关依法行政处罚。 案例2 网民孙某某（男，50岁）在当地未出现台风积水险情的情况下，为博取流量，将往年水灾视频重新发布到抖音平台，引发传播扩散，误导当地居民，制造公众焦虑，影响防汛救灾工作正常开展。 目前，该孙已被属地公安机关依法行政处罚。 案例3 网民王某某（男，46岁）为博取关注、吸粉引流，使用AI工具生成主要内容为“此刻＊＊公园景象，台风影响，湖水即将溢出”的网络谣言，并在微信平台发布，误导大量网民关注和讨论，扰乱公共秩序，影响防汛救灾工作正常开展。 目前，该王已被属地公安机关依法行政处罚。 案例4 网民叶某某（男，50岁）为博取关注、吸粉引流，将往年水灾视频进行剪辑、拼接，谎称“＊＊出现台风积水险情”，误导大量网民关注和讨论，造成部分当地民众恐慌，影响防汛救灾工作正常开展。 目前，该叶已被属地公安机关依法行政处罚。版权申明：凡注有“”或电头为“”的稿件，均为独家版权所有，未经许可不得转载或镜像；授权转载必须注明来源为“”，并保留“”的电头。 。
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