PRESS RELEASE Carson Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Role in International Conspiracy to Launder Money Taken from Fraud Victims Monday, February 27, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California LOS ANGELES – A Carson man who was a central figure in an […]
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Perfect for a Valentine’s Day PR… PRESS RELEASE Defendants Sentenced in a Romance Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme that Cost Victim Widows Millions of Dollars Tuesday, February 14, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah – Three foreign national men, living in Utah, […]
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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Orange County Man and Sacramento Man Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Massive Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy LOS ANGELES – Two California men today received prison sentences of up to 11 years for participating […]
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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 3, 2022 Georgia man who laundered millions from romance scams, Business Email Compromises, and other online fraud receives 25-year sentence ATLANTA – Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for […]
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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 8, 2022 Two Florida Men Charged with Conspiring to Launder Money Obtained from Internet-Enabled Scams NEWARK, N.J. – Two Florida men were charged with conspiring to launder money taken from victims across the United States, […]
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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 11, 2022 Virginia Man Charged with Conspiring to Launder Money Obtained from Internet-Enabled Romance Scams NEWARK, N.J. – A Virginia man was charged with conspiring to launder money taken from victims across the United States, […]
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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Dual citizen arrested for acting as a money mule and launderer HOUSTON – A 38-year-old man who held citizenship in the United States and Ghana has been arrested following the return of an […]
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Trends and Typologies of EFE and Associated Payments EFE schemes generally involve either theft or scams. Perpetrators of elder theft are often known and trusted persons of older adults, while scams, which can disproportionally affect older adults, frequently involve fraudsters, often located outside of the United States, with no known […]
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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Orem Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay $8.4 Million in Restitution for Romance and Money Laundering Scheme SALT LAKE CITY- Jeffersonking Anyanwu, 34, of Orem, was sentenced to 63 […]
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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Top Money Launderer For Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise Sentenced To Nine Years Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRED ASANTE was sentenced to 108 […]
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