Two Dover Air Force Base Members Sentenced in International Cyber Fraud Scheme
The pair used phishing emails and spoofed addresses to divert payments and steal credentials from businesses and nonprofits, prosecutors said.
- On Friday, a district court sentenced former U.S. Air Force members Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji to a combined 189 months in federal prison for an international cyber fraud scheme that defrauded businesses of more than $2.4 million.
- While stationed at Dover Air Force Base, the pair targeted businesses across the United States for nearly two years using email "spamming" and phishing campaigns to steal credentials and redirect payments to conspirator-controlled accounts.
- Prosecutors detailed how the defendants diverted more than $1.68 million from an Iowa City company, stole more than $720,000 from an Ohio victim, and compromised financial information from an Iowa-based nonprofit.
- Odimegwu received 111 months in prison with $366,000 in restitution, while Mogaji was sentenced to 78 months and ordered to pay $995,000, with both men facing three years of supervised release.
- The FBI and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations led the probe, with Eugene Kowel, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Omaha Field Office, noting "Criminals from all backgrounds attack our digital systems.
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Two Air Force Members Sentenced for International Cyber Scheme
DELAWARE – Two former members of the United States Air Force have been sentenced for their role in an international cyber intrusion scheme worth millions. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Iowa, on Sept. 25, 25-year-old Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and 26-year-old Harafat Mogaji, both of Delaware, were sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison. After...
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