United States v. Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor

Case No. 1:20-cr-00434

• Case Summary: Ogiekpolor opened and directed others to open at least 50 fraudulent business bank accounts that received over $9.5 million dollars from various online frauds, including romance frauds and business email compromise scams (“BECs”). He then laundered the fraud proceeds using other accounts, including dozens of accounts overseas.

• Charges: Money Laundering (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957) and Conspiracy to Commit (Title 18, United States Code, Section 371)

• Judgment Result: Sentenced to 25 years in prison

• Additional Information: In addition to Ogiekpolor, several of his co-conspirators have been convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with this case, including:

1. Vere Whyte, 35, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty on November 15, 2021;

2. Kutina Crawford, 49, of Lithonia, Georgia, pleaded guilty on May 2, 2022;

3. Ebony Parks, 28, of Jonesboro, Georgia, pleaded guilty on May 11, 2022;

4. Tiffany Gaines, 42, of Conyers, Georgia, pleaded guilty on May 16, 2022

5. Tamara Gaines, 48, of Conyers, Georgia, pleaded guilty on July 11, 2022.

Source :

1. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/georgia-man-who-laundered-millions-romance-scams-business- email-compromises-and-other