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Nigerian National Sentenced to Five Years for $3.5 Million Romance Scam

29 Jun 2026 11:31 a.m. · Source: FBI

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo received a five-year prison sentence in Tacoma for orchestrating a $3.5 million online romance scam over 15 years, preying on vulnerable individuals through fake personas and elaborate lies.

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