MIRAMAR, Fla. – A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to laundering over $2.7 million as part of a scheme involving romance scams, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Cristine Petitfrere, 30, of Miramar, admitted to conspiring to launder millions of dollars received from victims of online romance scams. Court records from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicate Ms Petitfrere used bank accounts to receive fraudulently obtained funds, keeping a portion as her fee while sending the remainder to a co-conspirator overseas.