SentencedSouthern Texas
Nigerian citizen sentenced for his role in a multimillion-dollar wire fraud scheme
Mar 24, 2026 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice
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A 26-year-old man who was in the United States on a Green Card has been sentenced for laundering fraud proceeds through an unlicensed money transmitting business
Defendants
- Ayobami Omoniyi — age 26 · sentenced
Charges
Operating an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business
Ayobami Omoniyi· pleaded guilty
Financial actions
- restitution: $202,273.80 — Restitution ordered for laundering fraud proceeds through an unlicensed money transmitting business
Investigating agencies
Federal Bureau of InvestigationHouston Police DepartmentAustralian Federal PoliceU.S. Attorney's Office
Case details
- Prosecuting office
- Southern District of Texas
- Judge
- Andrew S. Hanen, U.S. District Judge
Business Email CompromiseImmigration And RemovalInternational CooperationMoney LaunderingRecruitment In Criminal SchemeSentencing And RestitutionUnlicensed Money Transmitting BusinessWire Fraud
Primary source
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