Feds get 2nd guilty plea in prosecution of Nigerian-led BEC case

U.S. prosecutors secured another conviction this week in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme that dates back to 2017. Nigerian national Henry Onyedikachi Echefu, 32, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Echefu was in South Africa at the time of

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