Tag: Money Laundering
Shaun U. Christian, Bank Fraud, Oklahoma 2024
⏱ 4 min read A Lindsay, Oklahoma man is accused of playing a key role in the downfall of First National Bank of Lindsay, swindling millions from the failed bank through a complex scheme of fake loans and money laundering. Shaun U. Christian, 57, was charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and…
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ugwu, Operating an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business, California 2023
⏱ 3 min read A Bakersfield man ran a brazen money laundering scheme, siphoning off more than $5 million through 20 bank accounts across nine financial institutions. Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ugwu, 49, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, prosecutors said. Between December 2020 and August 2023, Ugwu, the CEO of Franklin Finance Inc,…
Quantiae Harris, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Las Vegas kingpin is going down for peddling poison in the heartland. Quantiae Harris, 49, masterminded a California and Nevada-based methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking operation that swamped Sioux Falls with toxic goods. Between 2023 and 2024, Harris’ crew shipped massive quantities of meth and fentanyl from California to South Dakota…
Ali Habou Maman, Romance Fraud, Maryland 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 58-year-old Nigerien national is facing federal charges for a romance fraud scheme that swindled unsuspecting victims in Baltimore. Ali Habou Maman, of Frederick, MD, allegedly posed as love interests to scam victims out of money and property. According to the indictment, Maman and his co-conspirators began their scheme in October…
James Appel, Embezzlement, Maryland 2024
⏱ 2 min read James Appel, 58, of Annapolis, Maryland, has been charged with embezzling approximately $200,000 from a Maryland State Delegate’s campaign accounts and an Anne Arundel County community organization in 2024. Appel, who worked as a treasurer for several political candidates and organizations, allegedly stole the funds and reported them as his own…
Gregory Henderson, Money Laundering, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 3 min read Gregory Henderson, a 63-year-old Sioux Falls man, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for his role in a massive methamphetamine trafficking organization that laundered over $700,000 in drug proceeds. Henderson was found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering in December 2025, after a trial that revealed he had…
Saheed Sunday Owolabi, Online Romance Scam, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Saheed Sunday Owolabi, a Nigerian man, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in a massive online romance scam that targeted vulnerable citizens in the United States, particularly in the Eastern District of North Carolina. Owolabi and his co-conspirators used fake online relationships to cheat victims…
Lori Ann Kimball, Romance Scam Scheme, Colorado 2023
⏱ 2 min read Lori Ann Kimball, a 52-year-old woman from Castle Rock, Colorado, was involved in a large-scale romance scam that targeted victims across the country. From January 2023 to at least February 2025, Kimball conspired with others to move proceeds of mail and wire fraud to Nigeria. The scam, known as a ‘pig…
Gedeon Agbeyome, Business Email Compromise Fraud, Maryland 2023
⏱ 2 min read Gedeon Agbeyome, a 31-year-old illegal alien from Togo, was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a massive money laundering scheme that bilked nearly $3 million from unsuspecting victims in Maryland. The scheme, which involved business email compromise fraud, was carried out between June 2021 and May 2023.…
Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur, Cryptocurrency Money Laundering, Puerto Rico 2023
Two men are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rican jail after a swift extradition from the Dominican Republic, accused of laundering millions in drug money through the murky world of cryptocurrency. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta arrived stateside on March 11, 2026, facing federal charges that could send them away for decades. The…
