Georgia woman admits to wire fraud, stole more than $1 million from Gilmer County business

Georgia woman admits to wire fraud, stole more than $1 million from Gilmer County business

GLENVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — A Georgia woman has admitted to wire fraud, causing a Gilmer County business employee to send more than $1 million. Chisom Okonkwo A press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia said that 28-year-old Chisom Okonkwo, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, along with co-defendant Prince Boateng Adjei, created an email address that spoofed, or tricked the receiver into believing the sender …

Georgia woman admits guilt in $1 million wire fraud case

Chisom Okonkwo, a 28-year-old resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, has confessed to wire fraud that led a business in Gilmer County to transfer over $1 million through fraudulent wires. The scheme involved a business email compromise where Okonkwo and another defendant created an email address mimicking that of an employee at the targeted business. This deception resulted in a vendor sending substantial funds to an account controlled by the defen…