NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Eseosa Brigut Omoruyi, 36, a dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen, was sentenced March 20 in Newport News to six years and six months, according to officials.
Omoruyi was convicted for his role in a conspiracy to commit money laundering that involved $3,442,230, which operated at least from March 2020 through November 2024. He participated in the scheme to receive funds from another conspirator through Peller Goods’ bank accounts in exchange for a percentage of each transaction.
According to court documents, Omoruyi was the sole owner and operator of Peller Goods, LLC, a business he created in New Jersey in July 2019…