According to the Department of Justice, two Maryland men have been convicted of money laundering after running a $13M Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme. The two men participated in a scheme to launder proceeds by gaining access to the victim businesses’ computer systems including their email servers and email accounts, through phishing attacks or the use of malware.
The conspirators gained access to the victims’ accounts by posing as their business partners and impersonating the victim’s business associates. The duo would then claim the business partner’s bank account information had changed so the victim businesses would send money to accounts controlled by the conspirators. The two men and their co-conspirators managed to launder over $13M from the victim businesses through various bank transactions using dozens of accounts that they, directly or indirectly, controlled.
As part of the scheme, one of the conspirators would withdraw the proceeds of the fraud in cash, which he delivered to other conspirators. The other conspirator’s role in the scheme was to manage the money laundering by causing conspirators to open bank accounts which he used to wire money domestically and internationally. The duo faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when sentenced on November 4, 2022.
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