A 32-year-old Largo woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a multimillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy, which prosecutors claim laundered proceeds from large-scale wire fraud schemes targeting government agencies, businesses, and other organizations across the country.
After pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Fatoumata Boiro to two years in prison and two years of supervised release. The court also sentenced her to repay $6,838,558.31 in restitution. According to federal prosecutors, Boiro agreed to directly launder at least $3 million in fraud proceeds from 2021 to February 2024.
According to court filings, Boiro and other co-conspirators formed shell firms, opened bank accounts in their names, and utilized them to collect and transport wire fraud proceeds. Prosecutors claimed the plan targeted a variety of victims, including government entities, an environmental trust, an urban redevelopment program, a medical facility, a transportation and logistics company, a school system, a college, and a county government.
The case is part of a larger federal investigation, which has resulted in charges against 14 people in two separate cases. Thirteen have pleaded guilty, while Faizou Gnora, 28, a former Alexandria, Virginia resident, remains at large.
Several Montgomery County citizens have previously been punished in connection with the conspiracy, including Emily Gil Arias, 29, of Silver Spring, who received 24 months in federal prison, one year of supervised release, and a restitution order of $2,102,919.27. Blondel Ndjouandjouaka, 31, of Silver Spring, was also sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and a year of supervised release. He was sentenced to pay $733,941.48 in reparations and give up $757,562.63.
Other defendants sentenced in the case include Yahya Sowe of College Park, who received 114 months in prison; Bright Boateng of Bladensburg, who received 108 months; Victor Killen of Hyattsville, who received 63 months; Gedeon Agbeyome of Montgomery County, who was sentenced to 72 months; Martin Ogisi of Severn, who received 33 months; Kevin Colon of Curtis Bay, who was sentenced to 27 months; Areal Harris of Hanover, who received 24 months; and Lakeisha Parker of Ba
Homeland Security Investigations, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, and the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General led the investigation, which was supported by several local law enforcement agencies, including the Montgomery County Police Department.
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