2 California Men Sentenced to Prison in Massive Fraud, Money-Laundering Conspiracy

2 California Men Sentenced to Prison in Massive Fraud, Money-Laundering Conspiracy
The Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 5, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Sophie Li
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Two California men were sentenced on Nov. 15 to up to 11 years in federal prison for participating in an international multimillion-dollar fraud and money-laundering scheme involving Nigerian nationals.

George Ugochukwu Egwumba, 47, of Cypress, was sentenced to 132 months and Princewell Arinze Duru, 33, of Sacramento, was sentenced to 81 months by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.

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