Gavel in a courtroom A man faces prison time and hefty fines for trying to launder money from online romance scams.
Court documents said that between 2014 and 2022, Mubarik Ibrahim along with co-conspirators had created several fake online dating profiles targeting men and women both in and outside the U.S. The criminals would build trust with victims and then request money be sent to accounts, some of which were controlled by Ibrahim. The criminals then moved the money around through bank accounts, attempting to send the money outside the country.Ibrahim pleaded guilty to the charges in June of 2023, and a judge has sentenced him to 27 months in prison.
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