Niselio Barros Garcia, Jr.

Location: Florida

Age at the time of arrest: 50

Date of sentencing: April 2024

Garcia was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison.

Niselio Garcia Jr. was part of a co-conspiracy to launder proceeds from romance schemes, business email compromises, and other fraud schemes. Garcia used cryptocurrency to conceal and transfer funds to co-conspirators in Nigeria. Garcia is responsible for laundering over $2.3 million in criminal proceeds.

Articles

• https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/florida-man-sentenced-laundering-proceeds-nigerian-romance-scams-and-business-email
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/25/romance-scams-criminal-sentenced/73455809007/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/romance-scam-florida-man-niselio-barros-garcia-4-years-prison/