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Oluwasegun Baiyewu

launderer convicted

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Convicted in a public proceeding.

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  1. Sentenced on 27 August 2026 to 95 months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. source
  2. Described by the Justice Department as a Nigerian national, aged 40, of Houston, Texas, who led the conspiracy. source
  3. The conspiracy laundered over $3.1 million in proceeds of business email compromise, romance and unemployment insurance fraud, by buying salvaged cars and shipping them to West Africa. source
  4. Worked with at least six co-conspirators in the United States and Nigeria between approximately May 2020 and October 2021, coordinating over encrypted messaging applications. source

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Sources

  1. Nigerian National Sentenced for Laundering $3.1M in Scam Proceeds. US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Accessed 2026-09-06.

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