On February 27, 2025, a non-DOJ individual was sentenced to twelve months and one day of prison, three years of supervised release, and $700 of restitution, for one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Antonio Lanier, the husband of a Correctional Officer at Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville, was sentenced in the Northern District of Alabama. According to the statement of facts, Lanier knowingly conducted an unlicensed money transmitting business selling virtual currency on a peer-to-peer online platform. The investigation discovered an international account takeover fraud scheme targeting American citizens, and that that Lanier helped launder the proceeds of the scheme through an informal money transfer system. The investigation was conducted by the OIG’s Fraud Detection Office; forensic assistance was provided by the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office.
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