A 47-year-old Nigerian, Darlington Akporugo has pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges related to his role in wire fraud and conspiracy for a romance scheme that targeted victims across the United States, many of whom were elderly. Akporugo, who was arrested a month before his wedding, admitted to being a central figure in a long-running romance scam that defrauded victims from Chicago to Kentucky. He reportedly worked with others to lure victims through online romances and then induce them to send money to various bank accounts he controlled. To further…
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