Two men, Jafaar September Nyangoro and Peter Bah Acha, have been indicted for allegedly defrauding Fresno County out of over $1.5 million in 2020 by posing as a nonprofit. They accessed the email account of the nonprofit's director to submit fraudulent invoices and direct payments to their own bank account. Following the discovery of the fraud, a bank reversed the transactions, leading Nyangoro to alert his accomplices about the situation. Both men could face severe penalties, including lengthy prison sentences and hefty fines if convicted.
If convicted, he and Acha would face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison as well as a fine of up to $250,000 for each count.
Over several weeks in the fall of 2020, the county sent payments totaling more than $1.5 million to Nyangoro's bank account, according to the Justice Department.
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