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A Louisiana man has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a “Nigerian prince" fraud scheme that defrauded people of thousands of dollars.
Michael Neu, 67, faces 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering after being taken into custody following an 18-month investigation.
According to police, Neu acted as a “middle man” for a group of Nigerian scammers, obtaining money and wiring funds to his co-conspirators.