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US Air Force members sentenced in BEC and phishing case

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Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji were sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for a BEC and phishing case that diverted victim payments into conspiracy-controlled accounts. The sentence adds criminal consequences and restitution to a long-running cybercrime scheme that used stolen email credentials and spoofed business correspondence.

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  1. 29.09.2026 21:09 2 articles · 1h ago

    Former U.S. Air Force members sentenced to prison for BEC and phishing campaign

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    Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji were sentenced in federal court to a combined 189 months in prison for a multi-year business email compromise and phishing campaign carried out while they were stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The scheme stole victims' employee email credentials, used spoofed partner emails to redirect payments, and included unauthorized financial transactions using stolen financial information; the court also ordered restitution and supervised release.

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