A lesson for would-be criminal masterminds: When looking for victims to scam, try someone other than the U.S. government. A group of Kenyan nationals learned that the hard way Aug. 19, when U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. of the Southern District of West Virginia doled out jail time ranging from nine to 72 months for co-conspirators in a multimillion-dollar, international fraud and money-laundering scheme that targeted state governments. The U.S. Attorney for the district called the resolution "a victory for taxpayers."
September 08, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A lesson for would-be criminal masterminds: When looking for victims to scam, try someone other than the U.S. government.
A group of Kenyan nationals learned that the hard way Aug. 19 when U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. doled out jail time ranging from 9-72 months for co-conspirators in a multimillion-dollar, international fraud and money-laundering scheme that targeted state governments.
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