“Fraudsters like this individual proved to be unethical by ruthlessly targeting the elderly in the name of greed,” said HSI special agent Francisco B. Burrola.
With the sentencing, five defendants extradited from the UK and Spain in connection with the transnational fraud scheme have been convicted.
Ezennia Peter Neboh, 48, Kennedy Ikponmwosa, 52, and Jerry Chucks Ozor, 43, were part of a group of fraudsters.
Jerry Chucks Ozor, 43, and Iheanyichukwu Jonathan Abraham, 44, were part of a group of fraudsters that sent personalised letters to elderly victims in the U.S.