May 18, 2022
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday hit a Virginia businessman with nine years in prison for a money laundering scheme in which he banked more than $36 million for Ghana-based online fraudsters who worked romance cons, business compromises and pandemic scams.
February 18, 2021
Manhattan federal prosecutors said Wednesday they had busted a $55 million fraud and money laundering ring that involved spoofing, catfishing and coronavirus relief schemes, arresting six men across four states.