PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — A Montgomery County man is accused of moonlighting as a “money mule” and laundering millions of dollars to overseas scammers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday.
According to the DOJ, between approximately July 2023 and December 2025, Samuel D. Marcus, 33, of Oreland, is accused of being in direct and regular contact with Nigeria-based fraudsters under the aliases “Rachel Jude” and “Ned McMurray.” During the alleged crimes, Marcus was employed as a Logistics Specialist with the Department of Defense.
The indictment alleges the fraudsters engaged in a variety of wire fraud schemes that targeted victims based in the United States. Romance fraud, cyber fraud, tax fraud, financing fraud, and business email compromise schemes are among the alleged criminal activities. The DOJ said the fraudsters used a network of “money mules” in the United States to help launder fraud proceeds, and told victims to transfer funds to financial accounts opened and operated by various money mules, including Marcus…