Netflix announced Wednesday that its Untold documentary franchise will take on the Daejon Love story under the title Untold: Wide Deceiver.
No release date, director or premiere window has been set. Netflix says the story will be told firsthand by Love’s accusers and that the film will unpack the internet nickname and the far darker story it exposed.
The timing is notable, because the legal case is not finished. Love has been indicted and has pleaded not guilty. He has not been convicted of anything.
Where the Case Actually Stands
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, a federal grand jury in Portland indicted Daejon Labrayae Delenar Love, 35, of Sacramento County, California, on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
He made his initial federal appearance before a magistrate judge on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty, and was ordered detained pending trial. A jury trial is set for December 15.
If convicted, the maximum penalties are 20 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine and forfeiture of property obtained with proceeds of the scheme.
The case was announced by U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bryan Chinwuba and Christopher Cardani prosecuting and the FBI investigating. The Justice Department’s own release carries the standard line that applies here: “An indictment is only an allegation.”
What Prosecutors Allege
Per the indictment release, Love and an unnamed co-conspirator allegedly solicited victims to invest in fraudulent high-yield opportunities, including something described as an expedited account.
Love allegedly posed as a wealthy real estate investor or as a current or former NFL player. He allegedly used online dating and social media profiles containing fabricated information, built romantic relationships with victims and staged displays of wealth. Prosecutors allege the money went to travel, lodging, high-end vehicles, clothing and jewelry rather than into any investment.
An earlier release from August said Love and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, were charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Financial records at that point showed roughly $1.3 million received from victim investors, with 26 victims identified across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California, though the FBI said it believed there were many more. Both were arrested in August at Boise Airport in Idaho.
Reporting since September has put the number of identified potential victims higher, with FBI Portland describing additional people coming forward. The FBI’s Doug Olson has described the alleged scheme as bespoke to each victim.
The 49ers Part
The 49ers and the NFL have both said Love was never employed by either organization. That is the clearest fact in the whole story and the one the documentary title plays on.
One alleged victim, Gwen Herndon, says she warned the 49ers about Love in December 2025, roughly eight months before the arrest, and sued him in Oregon small-claims court after giving him $10,000 for an investment.
Making This Now Is a Choice
Netflix is producing a documentary about a federal defendant whose trial begins December 15. Untold has built its library on sports stories with legal tails, and the franchise knows how to handle an open case.
Still, a film told firsthand by accusers, announced two months before a jury hears the evidence, puts the streaming service in a specific position. If the production holds until after a verdict, that is standard practice. If it does not, Netflix will be publishing accuser accounts of conduct a jury has not ruled on.
No premiere date has been announced, which suggests the former. It is the only detail here worth waiting on.
A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.