Know the various charges leveled against Hajia 4real by the US State Attorney
According to the Bill of Indictment, Mona, 30 years of age is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one count of money laundering, each of which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
Ghanaian socialite, Mona Faiz Montrage popularly called Hajia 4real has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States for allegedly receiving over $2Million proceeds in a Fraud romance scheme.
On May 15, 2023, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) announced the unsealing of a six-count Indictment charging the Ghanaian socialite.
According to the Bill of Indictment, Mona, 30 years of age is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one count of money laundering, each of which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Mona is also charged with one count of receipt of stolen money, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and one count of conspiracy to receive stolen money, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
However, the maximum potential sentences are prescribed by Congress, and any sentencing of MONTRAGE will be determined by a judge.
Count 1-Conspiracy to commit wire fraud
According to the Grand Jury, Mona and others known and unknown were members of a criminal enterprise based in West Africa that committed a series of frauds against individuals and businesses located across the United States, including the Southern District of New York.
Count 2- Wire Fraud
According to the Grand jury, Mona was in or about 2013 to about 2019 knowingly devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud, and for obtaining money and property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, promises, etc.
Count 3-Money laundering conspiracy
That in or about 2013 to 2019, Mona and others known and unknown conspired, confederated, and agreed together and with each other to commit money laundering in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(a)(1) (B) (i).
Count 4- Money Laundering
According to the Grand jury, from at least in or about 2013 to about 2019 in the Southern State of New York and elsewhere, Mona knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represented the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, conducted and attempted to such a financial transaction which in fact involved the proceeds of specified unlawful activity.
Count 5- Conspiracy to receive stolen money
That in or about 2013 to 2019, Mona and others known and unknown conspired, confederated, and agreed together and with each other to commit money laundering in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(a)(1) (B) (i).
Count 6- Receipt of stolen money
That in or about 2013 to about 2019 in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, Mona, defendant, received, possessed, concealed, stored, bartered, sold and disposed of goods, wares, merchandise, securities, and money, of the value of $5000 and more which had crossed a state and United States boundary after being stolen, unlawfully converted.
