Georgia Woman Sentenced for $1 Million Wire Fraud

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Chisom Okonkwo, age 29, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today to 7 months in prison for wire fraud. According to court documents and statements made in court, Okonkwo and another defendant created an email address that spoofed that of an employee at a Gilmer County business, causing a vendor to send more than $1 million to a bank account controlled by the defendants. Okonkwo and the co-defendant expended more than $600,000 of the stolen funds before the scheme was discovered. Okonkwo was ordered to pay $610,146.03 in restitution.

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