A Columbus man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in an online scam that bilked unsuspecting romance seekers of more than $6 million.
Kwame Yeboah, 36, of the Northeast Side, admitted to a single felony count of conspiracy to commit money laundering on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Columbus and faces up to 20 years in prison. Judge Sarah D. Morrison will determine a final sentence in coming months.
Yeboah was one of three central Ohio men the other two are Robert Asante, 37, of Canal Winchester, and Eric Ahiekpor, 50, of Lewis Center indicted for money laundering in a scam that involved fake profiles placed on online dating sites.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The
U.S. Justice Department released the below information:
A
former Dublin, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to
conspiring to steal exosome-related trade secrets concerning the research,
identification and treatment of a range of pediatric medical conditions.
Yu
Zhou, 50, also pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud.
Zhou
admitted to conspiring to steal scientific trade secrets related to exosomes
and exosome isolation from Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Research Institute
for his own personal financial gain in China.
“Today’s
plea underscores the Department of Justice’s commitment to protecting American