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Former Air Force members sentenced after scamming Iowa victims in cyber fraud scheme
- Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, former U.S. Air Force members, were sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for an international cyber fraud scheme.
- The scheme used phishing, spam campaigns, and fake or spoofed email addresses to redirect business payments.
- The men helped divert more than $1.68 million from an Iowa victim and over $720,000 from an Ohio victim.
- Odimegwu received 111 months in prison, while Mogaji received 78 months; both must pay restitution and serve three years of supervised release.
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Former US Air Force members sent to prison over BEC attacks
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Two former Air Force members who ran BEC and phishing campaigns while in service were sentenced to a combined 189 months in prison.
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