ATLANTA, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:
ATLANTA - Following an eight-day trial, a federal jury convicted Babajide Adesayo of laundering over $2.7 million obtained from victims of romance fraud and other types of online scams.
"Adesayo was a key member of a complex, transnational network that preyed upon elderly victims and siphoned their retirement savings overseas, mainly to China, Hong Kong, and Nigeria, to make recovery impossible," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "As a prolific money launderer, Adesayo facilitated the theft of nearly $3 million from victims and continued even after he was indicted, arrested, and released on ...