Nine Members of a Money Laundering Group Charged With Fraud

Nine members of a multi-state money laundering organization responsible for laundering millions of dollars derived from internet fraud were charged, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

According to the DOJ, Samson Omoniyi, Misha Cooper, Robert Cooper, Carlesha Perry, Whitney Bardley, Lauren Guidry, Caira Osby, Dazai Harris and Edward Peebles were members of a money laundering organization operating since 2016 in and around Tennessee, Texas, and across the country.

The conspirators structured the organization so that recruiters or “herders” recruited and directed participants or “money mules” to launder money obtained from internet frauds that targeted businesses and individuals in the US ...