Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty in $8 Million Money Laundering Scam

Feb. 28, 2024, 7:18 PM UTC

An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering in connection to an $8 million romance scam, according to the US Department of Justice Wednesday.

Between 2020 and 2023, Pamela Moore received more than $8 million in criminally derived funds, personally pocketing $1.7 million of the funds, which she used or converted to Bitcoin.

As part of her plea deal, Moore will pay $1.6 million in restitution, said the DOJ.

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