An East Hartford man was sentenced in Des Moines, Iowa, to nine years in prison and ordered to pay back $1.5 million to his victims for a nationwide romance scam.
According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Naabanyin Aniagyei-Cobbold, 30, played a part in an extensive romance scam conspiracy where he created fake profiles on internet dating sites and other social media platforms to exploit victims.
Officials say Aniagyei-Cobbold operated a fake company, Alpha Distributions LLC, that he used to receive money from victims. They say Aniagyei-Cobbold recruited and coached at least one other individual by creating a sham entity, a website and opening bank accounts, all for the purpose of receiving money from romance scam victims…