Kenyan Woman Pleads Guilty to $4 Million Fraud in Romance Scams in the US
A 36-year-old Kenyan woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud in the US.
Florence Mwende Musau, a former resident of Canton, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on Monday in connection with her role in a fraud conspiracy involving romance scams targeting individuals in the US. She will be sentenced on October 14th by Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Mwende was charged in March alongside five others in connection with their roles in online scams in which victims were allegedly defrauded of more than $4 million.
The charge sheet stated that Mwende participated in a series of romance scams designed to lure victims into sending money to bank accounts controlled by her and her accomplices.
Mwende is said to have used fake passports in the names of many aliases to open bank accounts in Boston to collect and launder the proceeds of the fraud scheme. She then made large cash withdrawals from the accounts in tranches less than $10,000 to evade detection and currency transaction reporting requirements.
The charge of conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release, a fine of up to $1 million or twice the gross gain or loss (whichever is greater), restitution, and forfeiture.
Mwende’s co-accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Comments (17)
WAKENYA NI WATU WA KUHUSTLE NO MATTER WHAT.
SOME WH**RES ARE WAITING FOR YOU.
Scamming others is not hustling! This is the kind of thing Ruto has taught stupid Kenyans to do to others! This is out right theft of Mali ya wenyewe! She should be jailed for a long time!
When you mention Ruto here it shows how powerful he is in ya mind.
No Dick! It shows how he despises Ruto for corruption and stealing! That alone will keep a sane person wondering where Kenya goes next. Anything more you Satan!?
Spot on! Someone ought to teach Kenyans that outright stealing and defrauding others is not hustling.
JOMO KENYATTA started it...
Moi perfected it..
KIBAKI was trying to rebuild the economy.
UHURU thought... this dude is lost.
I don't see any WHO..s all the blame lies with the men being controlled by the little head. Men lose their pride and cash then call ladies names to pass the blame of not utilizing their big head. There is nothing like free lunch.
You sound Nigerian; Yoruba.🙄
Is she a lady to you @ guest1? She must have been swindling others for you!
@ Wait a min,you are right. the blame squarely lies with the men.The small head has no brain,and use it at your own peril.And should you decide to use the big head with brains,please make good judgement.
Women know that men like young beautiful things,and when they score,their ego goes sky high. Protect yourself from being avictim,by questioning.Always question what she is bringing on the table.It its only beauty,and youth,please run the other way as fast as you can.
Another PSA I would like to offer these love starved men is not to look for love online.Yes, I know there are testimonies of successes here and there,but what they dont tell you is the failures. Best practice is to hunt for yourself,by going to "meetmarkets",and do mundu khu mundu encounters.Use electronic media after you have score by mundu khu mundu,the proven method.
Should you any more pointers,please consult me through Mwakilishi,my agent.
@ Wait a min,you are right. the blame squarely lies with the men.The small head has no brain,and use it at your own peril.And should you decide to use the big head with brains,please make good judgement.
Women know that men like young beautiful things,and when they score,their ego goes sky high. Protect yourself from being avictim,by questioning.Always question what she is bringing on the table.It its only beauty,and youth,please run the other way as fast as you can.
Another PSA I would like to offer these love starved men is not to look for love online.Yes, I know there are testimonies of successes here and there,but what they dont tell you is the failures. Best practice is to hunt for yourself,by going to "meetmarkets",and do mundu khu mundu encounters.Use electronic media after you have score by mundu khu mundu,the proven method.
Should you any more pointers,please consult me through Mwakilishi,my agent.
A new one from enugu charm school of romance
She look 67. Uwizi & other bad behaviors takes from your image!
May be I should start my own church.Iam sure I would get some following.My prediction has come true. Every month,there is a story of Kenyan woman swindling someone. Here we go again!
Rutoism will never end...these thugs should get humble classes from arap lootall on how to sell eggs n chickens and be billionaires other than milking others unshamelessly.
The chicken is the tool Ruto uses to shield his theft if Kenya’s coffers! 3,000,000 eggs us how much money he steals every hour! And yes, a lot of Kenyans are being deceived with useless wheelbarrows to elect a thief.
Quite amazingly strange indeed that people can be this short sighted about a DP who has committed all sorts of crimes.
And also don’t forget how many people have died in the hands of Ruto!
@ Ndengu: Umesema kweli juu ya maana ya neno "hustler." Mtu kama huyu anaitwa kwa Kiswahili, "pwaguzi au laghai." Kwa Kiingereza, pwaguzi ni "cheat, na laghai ni "sly, na dishonest person."
Ndugu yetu Ruto amesema wazi ya kwamba, yeye ni "hustler." Sasa mmeona maana ya neno hili kwa Kiswahili. Nawaombeni Wakenya wote msimchague mtu ambaye amesema wazi ya kwamba, yeye ana tabia mbovu kama hizi kuwa rais wa nchi yetu tukufu ya Kenya 2022.
Ndugu yetu Mzee Tutu wa nchi ya Afrika ya Kusini alisema, "If you are silent in situations of injustice, you have taken the side of the oppressor."