A Georgia inmate pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to scamming a Hollywood movie producer out of $11 million with a contraband cellphone he had smuggled into his cell.
In 2020, Arthur Cofield—who is serving time at a Georgia Correctional Facility—was indicted for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release.
“This elaborate fraud scheme is truly shocking in its scope and nature,” said Tommy Coke, Inspector in Charge of the Atlanta Division
Incarcerated in 2008, Cofield was serving a 14-year sentence for armed robbery and is under indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, for a charge of attempted murder….