A 32-year-old Largo woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for her role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering conspiracy that prosecutors say laundered proceeds from large-scale wire fraud schemes targeting government agencies, businesses and other organizations across the country.
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Fatoumata Boiro to two years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court also ordered her to pay $6,838,558.31 in restitution. According to federal prosecutors, Boiro admitted that she personally participated in laundering at least $3 million in fraud proceeds between 2021 and February 2024.
Court records state that Boiro and multiple co-conspirators created shell companies, opened bank accounts in the names of those entities and used them to receive and move money obtained through wire fraud. Prosecutors said the scheme targeted numerous victims, including government agencies, an environmental trust, an urban redevelopment program, a medical center, a transportation and logistics company, a school district, a college and a county government.
The case is part of a broader federal investigation that has resulted in charges against 14 defendants in two related cases. Thirteen have pleaded guilty, while Faizou Gnora, 28, formerly of Alexandria, Virginia, remains a fugitive.
Several Montgomery County residents have already been sentenced 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 was ordered to pay $2,102,919.27 in restitution. Blondel Ndjouandjouaka, 31, of Silver Spring, was also sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $733,941.48 in restitution and forfeit $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 was sentenced to 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; Lakeisha Parker of Baltimore, who was sentenced to 36 months; Lawrence Ogunsanwo, who received 40 months; and Lorena Perez Herrera of Washington, D.C., who was sentenced to 24 months.
The investigation was led by Homeland Security Investigations, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division and the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General, with assistance from several local law enforcement agencies, including the Montgomery County Police Department.
