Eseosa Brigut Omoruyi, Money Laundering Conspiracy, Virginia 2026
A dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen was sentenced to six years and six months in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy in Virginia.
Eseosa Brigut Omoruyi, 36, was found to be the sole owner and operator of Peller Goods, LLC, a business created in July 2019 in New Jersey.
From March 2020 through November 2024, Omoruyi participated in a money laundering scheme to receive funds from another conspirator through Peller Goods’ bank accounts in exchange for a percentage of each transaction.
He was involved in laundering approximately $3,442,230, with co-conspirator Wilvert Telfo laundering about $1,042,361.
Among the money laundered were funds from a fraudulently obtained $174,400 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the U.S. Treasury Department to MediPro Corporation in Newport News.
Omoruyi recruited Wilvert Telfo, 31, of Bayonne, New Jersey, to join the conspiracy and launder funds through his business, Royal Skoob Productions, LLC.
Telfo pled guilty on March 23, 2023, to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced on August 9, 2023, to two years and six months in prison.
The FBI's Norfolk Field Office and the IRS Criminal Investigation Washington D.C. Field Office investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mack Coleman prosecuted the case.
Omoruyi was sentenced today in Virginia for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The case is located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:25-cr-66.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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