The feds have uncovered a years-old money laundering ring based in Nashville, and secured several indictments against the ringleaders.
According to court documents, Samson A. Omoniyi, 43 of Houston; Misha L. Cooper, 50 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Robert A. Cooper, 66 of Murfreesboro; Carlesha L. Perry, 36 of Houston; Whitney D. Bardley, 30 of Florissant, Missouri; Lauren O. Guidry, 32 of Houston; Caira Y. Osby, 44 of Houston; Dazai S. Harris, 34 of Murfreesboro; and Edward D. Peebles, 35, of Murfreesboro, have been charged with conspiracy to engage in money laundering.
The defendants were arrested in a takedown coordinated across three jurisdictions.
The defendants were members of a long-running money laundering organization operating since 2016. The conspirators allegedly 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 United States and abroad.
The defendants allegedly used sham and front companies to conceal the fraud proceeds and enrich the members of the conspiracy.
The conspiracy is alleged to have agreed to launder more than $20 million in fraud proceeds.
The defendants each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted.
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