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Kenyan woman in US pleads guilty to Sh430m love scam

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Musau and five other people used fake passports and numerous aliases to open bank accounts in and around Boston to collect and launder the proceeds of the romance scams.

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A Kenyan national and former Massachusetts resident on Monday pleaded guilty to being part of a group that stole more than Sh430 million ($4 million) in romance and Covid-19 assistance scams.

Florence Mwende Musau, 36, pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud.