ATLANTA, Sept. 16 -- The Georgia Attorney General issued the following news release:
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Ogechi Urenna Udunka, 44, of Decatur, has pleaded to two counts each of Theft by Taking and Money Laundering for her involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam that defrauded an agricultural company of $158,000.
A Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge sentenced the defendant under the First Offender Act to 10 years, with the first 90 days to be served in prison and the remainder on probation. Udunka was also ordered to pay full restitution to the victim and perform 200 hours of community service.
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