A man who was indicted nearly six years ago in connection with a Jamaican lottery scam has been arrested, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus.
Christopher Gibbon, 54, was first charged by complaint in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on July 26, 2018. He was later indicted in December 2019 on one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud, four counts of mail fraud, and one count of bank fraud.
The indictment alleges that from December 1, 2016 through July 2018, Gibbon took part in a scheme where victims were contacted by phone and email and falsely told they had won the lottery. Victims were then instructed to send money to cover taxes on their supposed winnings. According to the indictment, Gibbon received payments from at least four victims and forwarded some of the funds to co-conspirators in Jamaica. One North Carolina resident reportedly sent $50,000 to Gibbon's address.
A motion seeking Gibbon’s detention states that less than two days after he was interviewed by U.S. Postal Inspectors on July 20, 2018, he told his wife he was going to work but did not show up or return home.
Authorities say Gibbon had been living with a girlfriend in Springfield, Massachusetts under the name Raseqhenre Heedram and wore a name tag reading Amos Johnson when arrested by Postal Inspectors in Connecticut on August 28, 2025.
Gibbon will be returned to Missouri and has been ordered detained until trial.
The charges outlined are accusations only; all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
“This arrest proves the resolve and relentless pursuit Postal Inspectors have in bringing those who defraud victims to justice,” stated Inspector in Charge Ruth Mendonça of the Chicago Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. “I commend our local, state, and federal partners who assisted in this case and arrest.”
The investigation involved the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Marshals Service Jamaica Foreign Field Office, and the Connecticut Organized Financial Fraud Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Berry is prosecuting the case.
