Three Toronto-area men are facing money-laundering and fraud charges in a case that police say is linked to a multi-billion-dollar financial scam involving the U.S. postal service.
Toronto police said they made the connection after opening a case in August 2014 in which a 63-year-old widow was defrauded of roughly $609,000 in a “romance scam.” A joint investigation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation found victims being asked to mail money to a variety of fraudulent accounts.
Peel Regional Police arrested Ikechukwu Amadi, 34, of Mississauga, and Lineo Molefe, 31, of Toronto on Oct. 7. Both are charged with laundering the proceeds of crime and fraud over $5,000