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U.S. Attorney for Central District of California: Ringleader of Group That Laundered Money Stolen From Romance Scams and Other Swindles Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison
August 09, 2023
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023:

A New York City man has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for leading a conspiracy that laundered money stolen from victims of romance scams and business email compromise scams, causing a total loss of nearly $1 million, the Justice Department announced today.

Okechukwu Nwofor, 32, of Brooklyn, New York, was . . .

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