Two Men Charged With Laundering Money From Multiple Internet Romance Scams

Kinston Osagie, 53, based in Los Angeles, and Roland Ighiwiyisi, 40, based in Nigeria, are alleged in the indictment to have conspired to launder proceeds obtained from victims of wire fraud. According to the indictment, Osagie opened at least 18 different U.S. bank accounts between January 2015 and August 2020 which received approximately $6 million in cash, check, and wire deposits.  Of that amount, the indictment alleges $3 million dollars is traceable primarily to victims of romance fraud.