A man from Nigeria was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for leading a money laundering network that took more than $3.5 million from hundreds of people, Department of Justice officials said. Ochuko Sylvester Eruotor, 42, was sentenced Friday in Austin by United States District Judge Sam Sparks, who ordered Eruotor to also pay almost $1.7 million in restitution. Eruotor, who lived in Canada, led schemes that included: “grandson-in-jail” fraudulent phone calls, fake investment scams, business email compromise scams, Stolen Identity Refund Fraud tax filing scams and romance victim scams, officials said.
