Two charges for scamming $20 million from Idaho business owner

Two charges for scamming $20 million from Idaho business owner

BOISE, Idaho – Two people are facing charges for scamming more than $20 million from an Idaho business owner, according to the District of Idaho United States Attorney’s Office.

Two charged in alleged $20 million advance-fee loan fraud and money laundering scheme targeting Idaho business owner

BOISE, ID — Two defendants are facing federal charges after a grand jury returned an indictment alleging a multimillion-dollar fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted an Idaho business owner. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho, Tochukwu Nwaneri, 51, of Nigeria, made his initial appearance Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco. His co-defendant, Vickie Smith, 66, of Peoria, Arizona, previo…