Georgia couple convicted in senior scam

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - At least 250 Monterey County senior citizens may have some money coming after being bilked by a Georgia couple running a fake $1 million contest. <br> <br> Prize letters notified people they could claim the money if they sent a processing fee ranging from $15 to $35, Monterey County Assistant District Attorney Deanne Guy said Monday. <br> <br> The big prizes were never paid, and the couple kept the fees. <br> <br> ``A lot of people sent in multiple payments because of mass mailing,&#39;&#39; Guy said. <br> <br> Comical and Nitric Johnson of Atlanta pleaded guilty at the Salinas courthouse Sept. 6 to grand theft of personal property. <br> <br> Comical Johnson&#39;s charge was a felony, and he was sentenced to serve one year in Futon County Jail in Atlanta, where the couple live. <br> <br> Nitric Johnson will serve 180 days in jail for her misdemeanor charge. <br> <br> Georgia officials shut down the Johnson&#39;s&#39; operations in March 2001.