ATLANTA — The man behind an alleged e-commerce scheme that targeted former NFL players was found dead.
ABC reported that Mohamed Coulibaly, 24, was found dead in the pool of a New Jersey home on July 31.
His body was found during a welfare check after his family became concerned about his well-being, ABC reported. His cause of death has not been released.
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Former University of Georgia star and former New York Giants linebacker Tae Crowder, 29, confirmed to ABC that he invested all of his $500,000 into Coulibaly’s alleged scheme.
“I would log into the store all the time and just, like, see how it would work and what was going on,” Crowder told ABC. “I feel like the more I told him...as many times as I was logging in, the numbers kept going up.”
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Crowder says he never received his promised payout.
“I don’t want anyone else to get involved in anything like this,” he said.
Earlier this year, Coulibaly denied the claims, saying it was all a misunderstanding and his investors would still receive their money.
No criminal charges have been charged in connection with the alleged scheme.
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