NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Nigerian citizen living in Newark, N.J. was sentenced on Tuesday in New Haven federal court for participating in a business email compromise scheme that operated out of multiple countries, including the United States.
A release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut reported that Tolulope Samuel Bodunde, 33, was sentenced to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Court documents and statements made in court revealed that Bodunde partook in a business email compromise scheme masterminded by his co-conspirator, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, also a Nigerian citizen. The group of criminals acquired money by targeting specific people and businesses. They pretended to be trustworthy entities in electronic communications…