The US Attorney for the District of North Dakota announced Dec. 17 that  a  U.S. District Court Judge sentenced a 42-year-old man from Bowie, Maryland, to serve 25 months in federal prison, 3 years of supervised release, and payment of $180,000.00 in restitution. This followed the Bowie man's guilty plea to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud for participating in a romance fraud scheme that targeted elderly women.

Also, the judge sentenced a 56-year-old co-defendant from Glendale, Maryland, to time served imprisonment, which amounted to approximately 10 months’ imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and payment of $50,000.00 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to Aiding and Abetting Mail Fraud for participating in a romance fraud scheme that targeted elderly women. Source: US Attorney, District of North Dakota