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United States v. Oladimeji Ayelotan

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 4, 2019No. 17-60397PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DON R. WILLETT, Circuit Judge:

Three Africa-based cybercriminals-Oladimeji Ayelotan, Femi Mewase, and Rasaq Raheem-masterminded a sprawling international romance scam that stole hearts, and money. Posing as bachelors (and bachelorettes) online, these Nigerian nationals kindled digital romances with scores of lovelorn Americans. The fraudsters sat at overseas computers, prowling the Internet and spinning false promises of love and romance, ultimately duping their unsuspecting victims into sending money to Nigeria and South Africa.

Many fauxmance swindlers escape scot-free, their victims, broke…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. United States v. Christopher WaguespackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
  5. United States v. Michael MaesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020

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