A Nigerian man living in Frisco, Texas, has been indicted by a US federal grand jury over an alleged $300,000 romance and business email fraud scheme targeting a government agency.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania charged Okeoghene Patrick Udugba, 45, with money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Prosecutors allege he and co-conspirators used dating sites to build fake relationships, grooming victims into acting as “money mules” who cashed fraudulent cheques.
Investigators say the group sent spoofed emails from Nigeria impersonating US Fish and Wildlife Service officials to divert over $300,000 in grant funds. Udugba faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
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