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Bintu Toure, 26, Sentenced for Role in BEC Scheme
BOSTON – A Canton woman was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for her role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme, a sophisticated scam often targeting businesses involved in wire transfer payments.
Bintu Toure, 26, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release, restitution and forfeiture on Friday, April 16, 2021 in federal court in Boston.
Toure pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in January 2021. The scheme, which targeted businesses involved in wire transfer payments, involved opening numerous bank accounts in Massachusetts in the name of sham companies.
Through the use of fraudulent invoices and spoofed email accounts, Toure conspired to trick the victims of the scheme into wiring hundreds of thousands of dollars to bank accounts under her control. Over the course of the scheme, victims wired over $600,000 to fraudulent bank accounts controlled by Toure and her co-conspirators.
Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell and Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorneys William B. Brady and Jordi de Llano prosecuted the case.
Toure’s sentence is a result of her role in the BEC scheme, which involved compromising and/or ‘spoofing’ legitimate business email accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques.
As part of her sentence, Toure will also serve three years of supervised release, pay restitution, and forfeit any assets related to the scheme.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Cybercrime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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