Three Plead Guilty to Roles in $9M Romance Fraud Scams Targeting Older Americans
Twin brothers from Ghana and an American woman have pleaded guilty to charges of being part of an international criminal network that devised romance fraud schemes to obtain money from victims who were mostly older Americans. Victims in northern Ohio resided in Edgarton in Williams County. Other victims resided in 24 other states and in Germany and Austria.
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Twin brothers from Ghana and an American woman have pleaded guilty to charges of being part of an international criminal network that devised romance fraud schemes to obtain money from victims who were mostly older Americans. Victims in northern Ohio resided in Edgarton in Williams County. Other victims resided in 24 other states and in Germany and Austria.
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- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Three Plead Guilty to Roles in $9M Romance Fraud Scams Targeting Older Americans ↗
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