Three plead guilty in $9m romance scam targeting older adults
Two 22-year-old twin brothers from Ghana and a 53-year-old American woman have pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in a $9m romance scam aimed at elderly victims.
Three people have pleaded guilty in a $9m romance fraud scheme that targeted elderly people, according to the BBC and The Guardian. The two Ghanaian twin brothers and the American woman admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The US attorney's office for the northern district of Ohio announced the pleas on Monday, The Guardian reports. The brothers are 22. The woman is 53.
Officials say the group targeted older adults in 25 US states, The Guardian reports. The BBC reports the group also targeted people in Europe. It says they built romantic relationships with victims, then persuaded them to transfer large sums of money.
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- BBC NewsGhanaian twin brothers and US woman plead guilty to $9m romance scamTue, Oct 27, 2:43 PM EDT
- The GuardianThree plead guilty in $9m romance fraud scam targeting elderly AmericansWed, Oct 28, 12:57 PM EDT
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