New Jersey’s Attorney General, Matthew J. Platkin, has announced that Christopher Akeme, a resident of Camden County, New Jersey, has been sentenced to six years in state prison for his involvement in money laundering as part of a transnational fraud scheme. The scheme utilized multiple scams to defraud victims of almost $1.5 million. Akeme, aged 39 and from Sicklerville, pleaded guilty on May 26, 2023, to one count of financial facilitation of criminal activity (2nd degree) and admitted to defrauding three individuals and laundering money. The victims, from California and Germany, lost substantial sums of money due to various scams, including romance and inheritance fraud. Akeme played a role in funneling the stolen funds by receiving them into U.S. bank accounts under his control and then transferring them to accounts in Nigeria. He was also ordered to pay restitution of $1,421,689 to the victims. The investigation involved multiple agencies, including the Division of Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service, and New Jersey Division of Taxation.
By FCCT Editorial Team
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