MIAMI, Florida — Four individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a transnational business email compromise scheme that defrauded victims of over $38 million.
Kelvin Owusu Nkwantabisa, also known as “Kevin Brown” and “KO,” a 33-year-old from Georgia, and John Jouissance, a 33-year-old from Ohio, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Leshea Moore, also known as “Deborah Green,” a 29-year-old from Georgia, and Justice Amoh, also known as “Samuel Andrews,” a 37-year-old from New York, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The defendants were part of a transnational criminal organization that executed a sophisticated business email compromise fraud, targeting individuals and businesses by gaining unauthorized access to email accounts, according to court records. They impersonated trusted business partners to redirect payments to accounts controlled by the organization, then laundered the stolen funds through multiple accounts to conceal their origins…