NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Two scammers who targeted widows online and stole nearly $10 million have been sentenced to more than three decades in prison by a federal judge.
Kenneth Akpieyi and Emuobosan Emmanuella Hall used aliases including a four-star general, Syrian delegate, petroleum engineer and oil rig worker to scam 31 victims out of nearly $10 million, according to court records.
Federal agents first learned about the criminal activity a few years ago when a Mandeville woman told them she had lost more than $100,000 to a man on social media with whom she had developed a romantic relationship. The woman was 77 years old…