Houston-area couple sentenced for ‘heartless’ romance scams, ordered to repay $3.1M

HOUSTON — A Fulshear couple is going to prison for “heartless” romance scams that cheated elderly victims out of millions of dollars, according to the US Attorney’s Office.

Darlington Akporugo, 47, and Jasmin Sood, also known as Jaslynn Washington, 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.

Editor’s note: The above video with warnings about romance scams originally aired in February.

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