Money mule scams prosecutions

Federal law enforcement agencies announced today the completion of a three-month campaign that disrupted networks used by foreign fraudsters.

A Rush City woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud after participating in multiple schemes that defrauded individuals throughout the United States.

Officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and the seven Police Land Divisions conducted a two-week operation. 

Money mules have been using the bank accounts of New Zealanders for what police are calling a sophisticated scam conning people out of millions.

Police have arrested seven men, aged between 18 and 34, for their suspected involvement in perpetrating various scams such as fake friend call scams, investment scams, job scams, and rental scams.

Man sentenced to 60 months in prison, $10,822 restitution, and $100,000 forfeiture for one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of aggravated identity theft.

A man has been arrested after being identified as a suspected money mule herder following the search of a residence in West Tallaght, Dublin, on Monday. 

These 23 individuals are alleged to have sold or rented their bank accounts to criminal syndicates for as much as $800 per bank account or assisted in carrying out bank transfers and withdrawals.

Latvian Police arrested 14 people for their role in running a money laundering scam that enlisted over 90 money mules. The scam involved the cleaning of more than half a million in dirty money, mostly by young Latvians used as mules.

Daniel Oluwatoki Kuye pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder between $550,000 and $1,500,000 as a money mule in business and romance scams. Kuye served as a middle man in the scams, using either his name or an alias to open up bank accounts.

The Department of Justice arrested two individuals as a part of their Money Mule Initiative, claiming that the two stole more than $400,000 in romance and hacking schemes. In 2021, the Money Mule Initiative led to thousands of arrests across the country.

A romance scam victim pleaded guilty to serving as a “money mule” in a case where she helped move nearly $700,000 in stolen funds. She was not charged criminally but agreed to repay more than $95,000 to the victims in the case.

"For a relatively small fee, they allegedly handed over their personal data to unknown people and opened bank accounts for their use. They were later used for money laundering.”

"The Justice Department, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and others announced today the completion of the Money Mule Initiative, an annual campaign to identify, disrupt, and criminally prosecute networks of individuals"