A 45-year-old Nigerian, Okeoghene Patrick Udugba, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the United States on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud over an alleged romance scam and business email compromise scheme.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the indictment in a statement on Wednesday, alleging that Udugba, who resides in Frisco, Texas, orchestrated overlapping fraud schemes with others.
According to the statement, “Udugba and others orchestrated overlapping romance and business email compromise schemes.
“As part of the scheme, Udugba and others utilized social media and dating websites to meet and establish purported romantic relationships with persons in multiple states.
“Those persons were groomed and ultimately used by Udugba and others as money mules to receive and cash fraudulently obtained checks.”
