“If you find yourself in an online relationship and you’re asked for a bunch of money, it’s probably fraud not love,” U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron said.
A District of Columbia financial adviser is facing charges after allegedly working with a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal in his international romance scheme to defraud over a dozen victims.Friday with operating an unlicensed money service business relating to numerous online romance scams, mostly involving senior citizen victims in West Africa and the United States.
On Friday, Egunjobi was released under the supervision of a pretrial services officer after his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment and it is not clear if he has retained an attorney. “During initial conversations, Velazquez told Victim A he needed money for routine expenses in Iraq,” the complaint states. “Velazquez reported he could not access his bank accounts due to insurgent activity. Velazquez subsequently requested Victim A purchase money orders on his behalf and send them to intermediaries who were ‘agents’ of the U.S. Army.”
After Iwuagwu’s arrest, authorities searched Egunjobi’s apartment and found a ledger that detailed some of the deposits he received during the scheme. Prosecutors also stated that Egunjobi bought four cars in February 2020—which he admitted he sent to “West Africa to sell for profit.”
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