A Maryland man has been charged with federal money laundering charges after allegedly running an illegal money service business.
Charles K. Egunjobi, 48, appeared in U.S. District Court on Friday in Greenbelt, Maryland, before ultimately being released under supervision in his current residence in Waldorf, Maryland. Egunjobi, a financial auditor for the government of Washington, D.C., faces allegations of running a romance scheme involving as many as 20 people.
"The alleged romance scam co-conspirators contacted victims on social media platforms and dating sites, engaged in online relationships with the victims, then convinced victims to send large sums of money claiming the funds were needed for purported personal hardships," a press release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney's office read.
TWO DUTH SOLDIERS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND ANOTHER WOUNDED AFTER SHOOTING OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS HOTEL Many of these victims, targeted between Sept. 2019 and April 2020, were elderly, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. One victim reported sending thousands of dollars for the sake of a man claiming to be a U.S. soldier deployed to Iraq.
A second man, Isidore Iwuagwu, 35, is also facing a similar criminal complaint for sending Egunjobi U.S. currency in exchange for Nigerian currency. Evidence of their text exchanges, along with the proof of money transfers, was found in Egunjobi's residence following a search warrant on Aug. 10.
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