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80 defendants in U.S. and Nigeria, including 11 arrested in L.A. County, charged in cyberfraud conspiracy to steal millions

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Thursday, August 22, 2019
80 charged, including 11 in SoCal, in 'massive' cyberfraud conspiracy
Federal prosecutors announced a 252-count indictment that accuses 80 people in the U.S. and Nigeria of participating in a "massive conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through a variety of fraud schemes."
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