A Portland grand jury indicted Daejon Labrayae Delenar Love on a wire-fraud conspiracy charge.

The indictment is the charge. Love has pleaded not guilty. Outlets do not agree on the dollar figure, on the spelling of an alleged co-conspirator's middle name, or on whether agents arrested Love on Aug. 24 or last week.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, that a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging 35-year-old Daejon Labrayae Delenar Love of Sacramento County with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford announced it. The office said Love made his initial appearance Tuesday before a U.S. magistrate judge, was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and was ordered detained pending a jury trial scheduled to begin Dec. 15, 2026. If convicted, the office said, he faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine, and he would have to forfeit property obtained with proceeds of the scheme. The office said the FBI is investigating and that Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bryan Chinwuba and Christopher Cardani are prosecuting. CBS Sacramento, KATU, and KPTV reported the same single conspiracy count, the same not-guilty plea, the same detention order, and the same Dec. 15 trial date.

The office said the indictment alleges Love and a co-conspirator solicited investments in fraudulent high-yield opportunities, including an "expedited account" that promised unusually large and rapid returns. The office said Love allegedly presented himself as a wealthy real estate investor or a current or former NFL player, used dating and social-media profiles with fabricated personal and financial information, developed romantic relationships, and staged displays of wealth so people would send cash or wire money, then spent it on travel, lodging, high-end vehicles, clothing, jewelry, and other purchases. CBS Sacramento reported he is accused of posing as a San Francisco 49ers player and a wealthy real estate investor. The Oregonian reported prosecutors say he posed as a 49ers wide receiver and used aliases including "Prince Love." The Oregonian reported Assistant Federal Public Defender Ellie Riegel entered the not-guilty plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo, that Love did not seek release, and that a 10-day trial is set for Dec. 15 before U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut. The U.S. Attorney's Office announcement names none of those lawyers or judges and does not describe the trial as a 10-day setting. The Oregonian reported Love is being held at the federal prison in Sheridan.

The alleged loss is not one figure. CBS Sacramento reported federal authorities said the scheme involved more than two dozen women and approximately $1.3 million. KATU reported financial records show Love and Chan received about $1.3 million from 26 identified victims, that Love told some women to take out personal loans when they could not cover what he asked for, and that none of the identified victims received money back or real information about the investments. KPTV reported at least 26 women in Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho, and a total of more than $1 million. The Oregonian reported prosecutors initially said he took more than $1.3 million from 26 women and anticipate a larger total because more people have come forward. The Oregonian reported the first person to report him to the FBI, in September 2024, was a 22-year-old woman from Vancouver who met him on Bumble. An Aug. 25, 2026, release from the same U.S. Attorney's Office said Love and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, had been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, that the alleged scheme began in February 2022 and targeted women in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California, and that Chan falsely posed as Love's financial adviser. That release said both were arrested Aug. 24, 2026, at the Boise airport after Chan flew from California, and that from July 15 through Aug. 24 Love traveled through New Mexico, California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho. KATU reported that same airport arrest, that same travel list, and that investigators said Love intended to meet new victims in Boise. CBS Sacramento reported both were arrested in late August and named the alleged co-conspirator Taylor Jamie Chan, 18. The Oregonian spelled the name Taylor James Chan, reported he is accused of presenting fake bank and investment statements, and reported he denied the allegations at a Sept. 3 appearance in Portland and remains free pending trial. KPTV named him Taylor Chan, reported both are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, and reported the FBI arrested Love last week. Aug. 24 is not the week before an Oct. 14 story. The October indictment announcement charges Love with one count of conspiracy. The office's Oct. 14 release does not restate a separate wire-fraud count and does not print Chan's name.

KPTV reported an Oregon City woman, Rachel Anderson, said she met Love on Bumble in June 2024, that he used the name John Prince, and that he said he was a Swiss real estate developer. KPTV reported she quoted him, "I'm very intentional and efficient when it comes to dating," and that he talked about $5 million in an account and a $3 million home in Vancouver. "Prince Love" in The Oregonian and "John Prince" in the KPTV interview are two names in two stories. The office's release says an indictment is only an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.