{"id":45069,"date":"2023-10-19T01:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T05:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=45069"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T23:16:28","slug":"man-sentenced-for-defrauding-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2023\/10\/19\/man-sentenced-for-defrauding-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Sentenced For Defrauding Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2089\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/11\/17\/kentucky-man-sentenced-to-life-for-murder-in-ohio\/man-in-jail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-in-jail.jpg?fit=284%2C178&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"284,178\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"man in jail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-in-jail.jpg?fit=284%2C178&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-in-jail.jpg?resize=125%2C125\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-in-jail.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-in-jail.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=125%2C125 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><br \/>\nA man has been sentenced in connection with a scheme to defraud Lexington out of nearly four million dollars.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A native of Ghana, 31-year-old Nana Amuah, was sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison on Wednesday for conspiring to commit money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>Amuah was also ordered to pay $4,743,443,60.<\/p>\n<p>According to Amuah\u2019s plea agreement, Amuah convinced and instructed a woman on how to open bank accounts and set up transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents show messages sent between the two with screenshots showing the nearly $4 million posted to a bank account.<\/p>\n<p>That woman, 24-year-old Shimea McDonald, pled guilty in June.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say McDonald acted as a shell corporation to take money meant for housing initiatives. 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