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Two men have been found guilty of money laundering after women were scammed out of nearly £250,000 on a dating website.Two men have been found guilty of money laundering after women were scammed out of nearly £250,000 on a dating website.
Peter Monty Emu and Adewunmi Nusi were convicted at Winchester Crown Court of tricking 12 women using match.com. Peter Monty Emu, 28, of Portsmouth and Adewunmi Nusi, 27, of Hermitage, Berkshire, were convicted at Winchester Crown Court of tricking 12 women.
Earlier Chukwuka Ugwu admitted money laundering and Emmanuel Oko admitted the same charge and fraud. Last month, Chukwuka Ugwu, 28, admitted money laundering and Emmanuel Oko, 29, admitted the same charge and fraud.
Abbey Boston was found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. Abbey Boston, 28, of Titchfield, Hampshire was cleared of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering.
Eberechi Ekpo, 26, of Portsmouth was acquitted under directions of the judge on 29 August.
The court during the trial heard how women, who all used match.com, were told by fictional James Richards that he needed money to release a £100m inheritance in India.