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Duluth nonprofit director guilty of money laundering

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Charles Emeka Obije, 40, of Duluth, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit international money laundering. He accepted substantial funds from at least three older women who were duped into believing they were in long-running online relationships. The women were convinced to make numerous wire transfers, sometimes taking loans or second mortgages in order to help the fictitious man with a variety of contrived expenses.

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Duluth nonprofit director pleads guilty in money laundering case

Charles Obije received substantial funds from at least three women caught up in romance scams, forwarding the money to family in Nigeria

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Duluth nonprofit director guilty of money laundering

DULUTH A community activist and one-time school board candidate helped launder more than $350,000 in stolen proceeds from online romance scams and other schemes. Charles Emeka Obije, 40, of Duluth, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul to conspiracy to commit international money laundering. Court documents state that Obije accepted substantial funds from at least three older women who were duped into believing they we…

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Duluth News Tribune broke the news in Cherokee County, United States on Friday, March 10, 2023.
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