{"id":53772,"date":"2023-08-08T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53772"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:58:56","slug":"ringleader-of-romance-scams-sentenced-to-nearly-six-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53772","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ringleader&#8221; of &#8220;Romance Scams&#8221; Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?attachment_id=53775\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53775 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9z9fxr_7z-k-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"brown mallet on gray wooden surface\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9z9fxr_7z-k-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9z9fxr_7z-k-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9z9fxr_7z-k-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9z9fxr_7z-k.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>A New York City man has been sentenced to six years and ten months in federal prison for leading a conspiracy that laundered money stolen from victims of romance scams and business email scams, causing a total loss of nearly $1 million, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 On Monday, Okechukwu Nwofor, 32, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, who also ordered him to pay $392,296 in restitution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">During Monday\u2019s sentencing hearing, Judge Wilson described Nwofor as the \u201ckingpin\u201d of the scheme and the \u201cpersonification of evil.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nwofor plead guilty on Feb.y 21 to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 The total losses in this scheme exceeded $930,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In his plea agreement, Nwofor admitted to leading a money laundering conspiracy from at least July 2018 to August 2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?attachment_id=53776\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53776 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/265132-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress, blogging, blogger\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/265132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/265132-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/265132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/265132.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Nwofor used a network of individuals who received fraudulent proceeds obtained from the victims of romance and business email compromise scams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Once the illicitly obtained funds were received, Nwofor and his co-conspirators quickly withdrew or transferred into accounts they controlled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To accomplish this scheme, Nwofor opened bank accounts in his name and the name of an Albany, New York-based company he founded, Juboy New Generation Inc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?attachment_id=53777\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53777 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ddvrijbsckg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"MacBook Pro\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ddvrijbsckg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ddvrijbsckg-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ddvrijbsckg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ddvrijbsckg-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ddvrijbsckg.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Using these bank accounts and others controlled by his co-conspirators, Nwofor regularly laundered money stolen by his co-conspirators via romance scams and business email compromise scams sent to them from victims via interstate wires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nwofor typically charged his co-conspirators approximately 20% of the incoming funds and then distributed some of the remaining funds to his accomplices and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For example, in September 2018, a romance scam victim, who was a Pasadena resident, wired approximately $19,000 to a New York-based bank account controlled by one of Nwofor\u2019s accomplices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Over three days, this accomplice \u2013 at Nwofor\u2019s direction \u2013 wired approximately $16,140 of the victim\u2019s stolen money to a Nwofor-controlled bank account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c[Nwofor] and his co-conspirators\u2019 fraudulent conduct has left many of the victims in dire straits, including one victim\u2019s inability to care for her disabled son, the foreclose of another\u2019s home, and even one victim tragically taking her own life,\u201d prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In this case, four other defendants admitted their roles as money mules and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Three of them received probationary sentences, and one awaits sentencing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4734114372MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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