The Rooster in Review: Another week of brisk business
The Rooster in Review: Another week of brisk business
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This week in Ohio Man…
Carrying on romance is hard work, but I might be better at it if I were making $12 million to do so. Unfortunately, romance scams are illegal. But one Ohio Man took the risk, and now he’s going to prison.
From Maeve Walsh of nbc4i.com:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Westerville man admitted Thursday to laundering more than $4 million in profits he gained by deceiving those looking for love.
Edward Amankwah, 45, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder nearly $4.3 million that he stole through a series of online romance scams across the U.S., according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker of the Southern District of Ohio. Combined with the proceeds generated by six of Amankwah’s co-conspirators, the defendants laundered nearly $12 million in total.
To carry out the scheme, Amankwah and the co-defendants — all of whom have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing — designed several profiles on online dating sites to attract people U.S. and elsewhere with “a sense of affection, and often, romance,” Parker said.
Romance has a similar effect on the brain as hardcore street narcotics. These dudes laundered 12 million, which means they made a lot more than that in the scam. How many people are that desperate for love in their lives? Apparently a lot!
This week in The Rooster…
Haters and losers were right: Exercise, healthy eating and sleep go a long way. It’s with a heavy heart that I report abstaining from alcohol makes it easier to live a healthy life.
What exactly does the Short North think it is? The only thing the Short North Alliance hates more than their problems are the solutions. This week’s top dispatch is free for all.
Hit the perverts where it hurts. There’s a reason corruption scandals like ECOT and HB-6 haven’t been able to stick.
The Columbus Way. Columbus has decided to help DoorDash, an evil tech gremlin company, launder its reputation. Free for all.
What do the Ohio Patriots Alliance and the Communist Party of China have in common? There’s a nexus of dark money leading directly to the Montgomery County Republican Party.
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