Social media star from Ghana, Mona Faiz Montrage, sometimes referred to as Hajia4Real entered a guilty plea in the $2 million romance scam case in the US.
According to information on the US Attorney’s Office website, on Wednesday, February 21, she entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to receive stolen money.
There is a five-year maximum penalty for this charge.
The recent development was reported by Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
“Mona Faiz Montrage knowingly received money stolen from older Americans through romance scams and was arrested abroad and now faces serious consequences for her actions,” he said.
Attorney Williams maintained that elderly and fragile victims of the romance fraud suffered because they had to confront the harsh truth that their virtual romantic relationships were fictitious.
No matter where they are, “This Office and our law enforcement partners are relentless in bringing fraudsters who target Americans to justice,” he continued.
Hajia4Real has additionally consented to pay $2,164,758.41 in forfeiture and provide an equal amount of restitution.
Paul A. Crotty, the U.S. District Judge, will sentence her later.
