New Jersey Man Gets 6½ Years in Federal Prison in $3.4 Million Money Laundering Scheme
NEWARK, NJ — A dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen tied to a multimillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy that moved more than $3.4 million through New Jersey business accounts will spend six and a half years in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors.
Eseosa Brigut Omoruyi, 36, who lived in both Irvington, New Jersey, and Nigeria, was sentenced in federal court after admitting his role in a conspiracy that laundered funds through shell business accounts between 2020 and 2024. Prosecutors said part of the scheme involved proceeds from a fraudulently obtained COVID-era Economic Injury Disaster Loan tied to a Newport News company…