Daejon Love, the man accused of posing as a San Francisco 49ers player in order to scam women out of $1.3 million, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged crimes. Meanwhile, Netflix is preparing a documentary about his story.
Love appeared in federal court in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday afternoon to face a one-count indictment accusing him of conspiring to commit wire fraud. Assistant Federal Public Defender Ellie Riegel pleaded not guilty to the charge on Love’s behalf before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo, according to Oregon Live. He was ordered detained pending trial, which is scheduled to begin on Dec. 15.
Love allegedly used multiple aliases in addition to posing as a 49ers player
“The scheme relied on Love’s creation of fictitious personas and display of a lavish lifestyle which Love presented to victims both in person and on social media websites,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement following the arrest of Love and his alleged co-conspirator Taylor Chan.
“Love convinced many of the victims they were in sincere romantic relationships with Love, that he was a sophisticated investor, and that Chan was his investment adviser who helped Love grow a fortune worth tens of millions of dollars.”
Love allegedly stopped communicating with the women and sought out new victims whenever they ran out of money or began to ask questions. Court documents also accuse him of, in at least one instance, threatening to make one of the women “disappear” if she did not comply with his demands.
He also allegedly used the names Jon Love, Avril Lyto Love, and Jordan Love while operating the alleged scheme.
Netflix is making a documentary about the alleged scam
Meanwhile, as all of this is going on, Netflix announced on Wednesday that its sports documentary series Untold will be chronicling Daejon Love’s story. It is going to be called Untold: Wide Deceiver, according to a press release.
According to KOIN News,court records revealed that Love has not had a job since 2022 and has no known address. Chan, Love’s purported accomplice, texted, “scamming those h—,” in response to a question about how Love had money.
Special Agent in Charge Doug Olson of the Portland FBI stated last month that they suspect Daejeon Love and his alleged accomplice Taylor Chan have many more victims who have not yet come forward. He said they had identified 35 additional women as potential victims and asked anyone with information about the two people to contact the Portland FBI.
Alleged victims are speaking out about Daejon Love
Gwen Herndon, one of the victims, says that eight months prior to Daejon Love’s arrest, she informed the San Francisco 49ers about his fake player scheme on December 20, 2025. Last year, Herndon sued Love in Oregon’s small claims civil court.
Herndon stated in her message to the team that “there is a federal investigation surrounding a man pretending to be a 49ers player.” She named Daejon Love, said he stole money from women, and that “he is severely damaging the reputation of your team.”
An unidentified 49ers source told ESPN that the team was unaware that Daejon Love had posed as a player before the FBI contacted the team in August 2026 about the alleged fraud scheme.
Another woman, Rachel Anderson from Oregon City, told Fox 12 News that she met Love on Bumble in June 2024. During their brief meeting, Love claimed to be a Swiss real estate entrepreneur and went by the name John Prince.
According to Anderson, Love claimed to have close friendships with NFL players and celebrities, and mentioned owning a $3 million property in Vancouver and having $5 million in an account.
“When I saw that, I almost fell out of bed, I could not believe it,” Anderson said after learning of his arrest. “It’s just awful, I can’t imagine how those women feel.”