Nigerian Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Americans Of N225Million In Romance Scams, Faces 10 Years In Jail | Sahara Reporters

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He was also indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud scheme in the United States, US Justice Department said in a statement.

A Nigerian man, Augustine Amechi has pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen money. According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, the 24-year-old Amechi was involved with some others in a fraud scheme that occurred in Huntington, West Virginia and elsewhere from at least 2018 to March 11, 2021. Sources said he lived in Huntington and attended Marshall University during his involvement in the scam scheme. He admitted that he swindled his victims through romance Scams.

"United States Attorney William S. Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the United States Secret Service, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-Office of Inspector General , the West Virginia State Police and the South Charleston Police Department," the statement said.

 

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