CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati woman was sentenced to 24 months in prison for laundering money for online romance scammers. Pamela Moore, 65, admitted in her guilty plea in February 2024 that she laundered more than $8 million in scam proceeds.
According to court documents, between 2020 and 2023, Moore’s personal and business bank accounts with multiple banks received more than $8 million in criminally derived funds. Moore personally received approximately $1.7 million of the funds, which she used or converted to Bitcoin at the direction of the scammers.
For example, Moore maintained multiple business bank accounts for PSM Custom Designs and Jewelries and used the purported jewelry business accounts solely for money laundering.
As part of her sentence, Moore will pay $1,680,900 in restitution. Moore was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett.
The case was announced by Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Karen Wingerd, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); and Yvonne Dicristoforo, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service.
Assistant United States Attorneys Ebunoluwa A. Taiwo and Ryan A. Keefe represented the United States in this case.
Moore’s crimes include laundering money for online romance scammers, which resulted in her receiving over $8 million in criminally derived funds. She used the funds personally and converted them to Bitcoin at the direction of the scammers.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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