'We're in deep ...': Men posing as nonprofit scam $1.5 million from California county, officials say

2 men accused of trying to scam Fresno County out of over $1 million

Two men are accused of trying to scam the County of Fresno out of more than $1 million.

'We're in deep ...': Men posing as nonprofit scam $1.5 million from California county, officials say

Two men gained access to an email account belonging to a Fresno nonprofit and used it to receive payments from Fresno County, prosecutors allege.

‘We’re in deep s—‘: Men posing as nonprofit scam $1.5 million from California county, officials say

Two men who allegedly posed as a local nonprofit to scam Fresno County out of $1.5 million in 2020 were charged Thursday in a federal indictment. Jafaar September Nyangoro, 52, of Franklin, Tenn., and Peter Bah Acha, 45, of Berlin were charged with wire fraud and a conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud Fresno County, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California. Court documents a…

Two charged with wire fraud for defrauding Fresno County

Two men living in Tennessee and Germany have been charged by the federal government for defrauding Fresno County.  They impersonated a local nonprofit to get over $1.5 million transferred to their bank account.  The big picture: A federal grand jury charged Jafaar September Nyangoro, 52, and Peter Bah Acha, 45, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.  Nyangoro lives in Franklin Tennessee, while Acha is from Berlin, Germany.  Drivin…

Feds Charge Two Men in Email Scam Pulled on Fresno County

A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment Thursday against Jafaar September Nyangoro, 52, of Franklin, Tennessee, and Peter Bah Acha, 45, of Berlin, Germany, in connection with a $1.5 million fraud engineered against Fresno County. The grand jury charged Nyangoro and Acha with conspiracy and wire fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith said in a news release. How the Scheme Worked According to court documents, Nyangoro, Acha, and…