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Hingham man sentenced for stealing $630K from Texas companies

Hingham man sentenced for stealing $630K from Texas companies
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Wire fraud, money laundering gets Canton woman a year in jail

FROM NEWS REPORTS A Canton woman was sentenced April 16 in federal court in Boston in connection with a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Bintu Toure, 26, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release, restitution and forfeiture. In January 2021, Toure pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Toure conspired with others to open numerous bank accounts in Massachusetts in the name of sham companies, as part of a BEC scheme a sophisticated scam often targeting businesses involved in wire transfer payments. The fraud is carried out by compromising and/or “spoofing” legitimate business email accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques, to cause employees of the victim company (or other individuals involved in legitimate business transactions) to transfer funds to accounts controlled by the scammers.

Canton woman sentenced for her part in scheme to defraud Texas companies

BOSTON – A Canton woman was ordered to spend a year in prison after pleading guilty to helping a Hingham man defraud two Texas companies of more than $600,000. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf sentenced Bintu Toure, 26,on Monday and ordered her to pay back $552,000 to seven individuals and companies. He ordered her to spend three years on probation after her release from federal prison. Toure pleaded guilty in January to charges of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. She was part of a group that tricked two companies into sending them money for fake invoices for frozen chicken parts as they posed as the companies Brazilian suppliers.

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