McDonald’s Scam Mastermind Sentenced

A man who masterminded a multimillion-dollar scam involving McDonald’s Corp. game prizes has been sentenced in a Florida court to 37 months in prison, a court official said.

Jerome Jacobson, who pleaded guilty in April, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, Fla. Jacobson, 59, had admitted stealing tickets from games such as “Monopoly” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

Jacobson was director of security for Los Angeles-based Simon Marketing Inc., which used to run the burger giant’s game promotions. He was accused of stealing winning game pieces from 1989 onward.