A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for  being involved in an international fraud ring that targeted thousands of elderly victims around the United States, federal officials announced Tuesday.

David Odean McIntosh, 29, of Jamaica was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins in Tucson to 160 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Arizona district stated in a release.

McIntosh was previously found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Between 2013 and 2018, McIntosh was one of the leaders of an international fraud ring in which Jamaican-based scammers and others called elderly victims in the United States, claiming the victims had won a lottery or other prize, authorities said.

To receive their winnings, the victims were told that they must first pay money for taxes and fees.

"The fraudsters provided some victims with phony letters claiming to be from the IRS that threatened to seize their assets if they failed to pay," the release stated.

"McIntosh’s role in this scheme was to distribute 'lead lists,' which contained the names and personal information of thousands of primarily elderly individuals for the scammers to contact and lure into the scheme."

In addition, McIntosh also conspired to launder portions of the fraudulent proceeds, officials said. As part of his sentence, the court ordered McIntosh to pay approximately $1.8 million in restitution.