Jan. 14, 2024, 6:32 a.m. | Gary Warner

Security Boulevard securityboulevard.com

The U.S. Attorney's office in Delaware charged Olugbenga Lawal with being a major money launderer for a Nigerian-based international criminal organization that specialized in Business Email Compromise (#BEC) and Romance Scam.  Lawal was charged with receiving more than $3 million USD (that would be more than ₦2,8 Billion!) and sending funds to Nigeria both through money transfer, but also buy purchasing and shipping more than $600,000 in vehicles.


Olugbenga Lawal was born November 30, 1990 in Lagos, Nigeria. After attending …

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