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Nigerian gets 10 years for laundering millions stolen from elderly

ID: 36b4009e-07d0-5e2f-ac91-d9f7d6e8c625

STIX ID: report--36b4009e-07d0-5e2f-ac91-d9f7d6e8c625

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-01-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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Olugbenga Lawal, a member of the Nigerian Black Axe crime syndicate, was sentenced to 10 years and one month for conspiring to launder more than $3.6 million stolen from elderly victims through romance scams and business email compromise; the report details his role in receiving fraud proceeds, opening multiple short-lived U.S. bank accounts, converting funds, purchasing and shipping cars to Nigeria to repatriate proceeds, and the court-ordered $1.46M restitution.

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