Local ties emerge in $215M international email fraud case

Residents of Loganville and Lawrenceville plead guilty

A sweeping federal fraud case with global reach has strong ties to metro Atlanta, including individuals connected to Loganville and Lawrenceville, following multiple convictions in a $215 million business email compromise scheme.

After a four-day trial in Toledo, Ohio, a federal jury convicted three defendants—Oluwafemi Michael Awoyemi, Aruan Drake, and Peter Reed—of wire fraud conspiracy. Awoyemi and Drake were also convicted of money laundering conspiracy. The case, prosecuted in the Northern District of Ohio, is part of a larger investigation that has now resulted in 25 convictions…

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