Three plead guilty in $9m romance fraud scam targeting elderly Americans
Twin brothers, 22, from Ghana and a 53-year-old American woman targeted older adults in 25 US states, officials say Three people have pleaded guilty in a $9m romance fraud scam that targeted elderly Americans. On Monday, the US attorney’s office in the northern district of Ohio announced that twin brothers from Ghana and an American woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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1d agoThree plead guilty in $9m romance fraud scam targeting elderly Americans Twin brothers, 22, from Ghana and a 53-year-old American woman targeted older adults in 25 US states, officials say Three people have pleaded guilty in a $9m romance fraud scam that targeted elderly Americans. On Monday, the US attorney’s office in the northern district of Ohio announced that twin brothers from Ghana and an American woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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