US Sentences Nigerian Darknet Fraud Leader to Five Years in Prison for $6M Scheme
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a massive darknet fraud scheme that intended to cause over $6 million in losses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). U...
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