DES MOINES, IOWA — A Connecticut man convicted of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a series of romance scams that swindled victims out of $1.5 million has been sentenced to nine years in prison, officials said.
Naabanyin Aniagyei-Cobbold, 30, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release during a March 5 hearing in federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, according to a news release from MacKenzie Tubbs, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Tubbs said Aniagyei-Cobbold played an integral part in an extensive romance scam conspiracy that used fake internet dating profiles and social media accounts to exploit victims for financial gain…