Source: Office of United States Attorneys
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Chukwuemeka Okorocha, age 34, of Jersey City, New Jersey, has admitted to wire fraud.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Okorocha, also known as “Mecca,” was involved in a scheme concerning a real estate transaction in Hampshire County. As part of the scheme, Okorocha coordinated with a third party to impersonate a realtor to send an email to the closing agent with a payoff statement directing payment to an account controlled by Okorocha. Based on this fraudulent email, the closing agent transferred $332,904.37 to the account. Before the fraud was detected, Okorocha and another person spent $29,440.58 of the funds.
As a part of the plea agreement, Okorocha agreed to pay $29,440.58 in restitution.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarod Douglas is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.