Moinuddin Mohammed
Age at the time of arrest: 34
Date of sentencing: February 2025
Mohammed was a courier in this scheme. Co-conspirators contacted victims and claimed to be the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Victims were instructed to provide deposits to resolve a fictitious legal matter. Payments could be made in cash, gold, or other items of financial value. One victim lost $300,000, another lost $151,500, and a third victim lost $470,000. Acting U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas stated: “The significant sentence of this courier for an international fraud scheme sends a strong message that we will investigate and prosecute those at every level of the organization”. Acting U.S. Attorney Leachman also stated: “Mohammed illegally used the likeness of government officials to prey on and victimize the vulnerable, elderly people in our community, and fraudsters like him will be held accountable.”
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