A 43-year-old man was sentenced in Tarrant County last week to 20 years in prison after targeting elderly people across the country in sweetheart scams....
A 43-year-old man was sentenced in Tarrant County last week to 20 years in prison after targeting elderly people across the country in sweetheart scams.
Obi, of Grand Prairie, was connected to callers in Nigeria who scam elderly people into sending money to their online love interest, the DA’s office said. Although investigators were only able to make contact with five of Obi’s victims, the office said there were likely hundreds of other victims. Olusegun Odunwole, 35, of Fort Worth, on engaging in organized criminal activity and theft of property between $2,500 and $30,000.
“This sentence sends a clear message. Tarrant County is not the place to bring your criminal enterprises,” Tarrant DA Phil Sorrells said in a news release.
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