Two Nigerians, Olumide Olorunfunmi and Emmanuel Unuigbe, have been sentenced in the United States to 30 months in prison each and ordered to pay over $4.6 million in restitution for laundering proceeds from romance scams and business email compromise schemes affecting more than 125 victims.
A U.S. federal court has sentenced two Nigerians, Olumide Olorunfunmi (40) and Emmanuel Unuigbe (43), to 30 months in prison each for laundering millions of dollars obtained from “romance scams” and “business email compromise schemes” that targeted more than 125 victims.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the duo conspired between 2020 and 2023 to move illicit proceeds through domestic and international bank accounts, later redistributing the funds—including through “black market” currency exchanges involving Nigerian accounts.
Both men pleaded guilty and were ordered to pay over $4.6 million in restitution, with the court also imposing three years of supervised release after their prison terms. Their sentencing follows a series of recent U.S. convictions involving Nigerians linked to cyber-enabled fraud.
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