BALTIMORE, MD—The Department of Justice has announced that a Baltimore man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a series of fraud schemes that attempted to steal more than $1.5 million from his victims.  Men from Parkville and Essex were also sentenced as part of this case.

The announcement states that 40-year-old Noel Chimezuru Agoha will also serve three years of supervised release after he leaves prison and has been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution.

Agoha was part of a BEC scam operation that used fake emails to deceive victims into sending money to a bank account that he controlled. The scam was part of a broader operation that stole more than $1.1 million from victims.

He has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

The Department of Justice has also announced that two other people have been sentenced for their roles in the scam. Sesateur Oulai, 37, of Parkville received 32 months in prison and Kelechi Ntibunka, 35, of Essex received 30 months in prison. They have also been ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution.

The fraud scheme ran from 2015 to 2018.

Agoha used the money received from the scams to purchase and pay for items.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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