Saturday, April 03, 2010
Man Pleads Guilty To State Auditor Scam
WEST VIRGINIA....
Twenty year old Collins Masese from Kenya has pleaded guilty in U.S. District in Charleston to participating in an international scam investigators say duped West Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts and Kansas out of more than $3 million. Masese was among five Kenyan nationals indicted last year after being accused of tricking officials, including West Virginia’s state auditor, into rerouting payments due legitimate government contractors. Masese has admitted to conspiring to commit money laundering, while helping set up a dummy bank account in Minneapolis to launder the proceeds. He faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced August 19th.
Twenty year old Collins Masese from Kenya has pleaded guilty in U.S. District in Charleston to participating in an international scam investigators say duped West Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts and Kansas out of more than $3 million. Masese was among five Kenyan nationals indicted last year after being accused of tricking officials, including West Virginia’s state auditor, into rerouting payments due legitimate government contractors. Masese has admitted to conspiring to commit money laundering, while helping set up a dummy bank account in Minneapolis to launder the proceeds. He faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced August 19th.
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