GoKawiilTwo ex-Air Force members sentenced for BEC fraud scheme
Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, former airmen stationed at Dover Air Force Base, were sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for running business email compromise and phishing schemes that diverted corporate wire transfers, including a $1.68 million payment from an Iowa City victim and a $720,000 payment from an Ohio victim. Odimegwu received 111 months and must pay over $366,000 in restitution, while Mogaji got 78 months and owes nearly $996,000, with both facing three years of supervised release afterward.
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The case shows how insiders with legitimate access or technical knowledge, even from within military institutions, can participate in transnational cybercrime networks that steal credentials and redirect corporate payments. The scale of restitution ordered suggests the financial toll of BEC scams on businesses can run into the millions per case, underscoring why federal authorities continue treating such fraud as a high priority.
- Two former US Air Force members received a combined 189 months in prison for BEC fraud.
- They diverted over $2.4 million in wire transfers from victims in Iowa and Ohio using spoofed emails and stolen credentials.
- Both must pay restitution and serve supervised release after completing their prison terms.
Source: bleepingcomputer.com, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “Former US Air Force members sent to prison over BEC attacks”
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