BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Two Nigerian men were sentenced on Tuesday for their roles in a money laundering and bank fraud scheme.
37-year-old Osakpamwan Henry Omoruyi and 36-year-old Osaretin Godspower Omoruyi were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 78 months and 72 months, respectively. The former Canton, Mass. residents were convicted of one count of bank fraud, one count of bank fraud conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy.
The Department of Justice said the defendants used falsified bank accounts to receive the proceeds from various frauds perpetrated by their co-conspirators, including pandemic unemployment assistance fraud, romance scams and other online scams.
“This case demonstrates that if you prey on the elderly and the vulnerable through online scams, you can rest assured that federal law enforcement will invest the resources to track you down and hold you accountable. These types of romance fraud schemes cause both huge financial and emotional harm,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy.
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