Two Maryland men were sentenced for scamming elderly women through fake online romances.

Two Maryland men were sentenced for a romance fraud scheme targeting elderly women on social media. Chinedu Nwafor received 25 months in prison and a $180,000 restitution order, while Vitus Uzowuru got 10 months of time served, three years of supervised probation, and a $50,000 restitution order. "Foreign actors" posed as U.S. military members, tricking victims into sending money to the defendants.

December 17, 2024
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