Nigerian Black Money Scam Alleged During Preliminary Hearing
Lamine Camara ordered to stand trial on charge of possessing instrument of crime after search of car during Pennsylvania Turnpike traffic stop turns up cash and black construction paper cut to size of U.S. currency.
Black paper cut into the size of dollar bills, $183,000 in cash, iodine and other items in the trunk of a car stopped on the Pennsylvania Turnpike looked like the makings of the Nigerian Black Money Scam, a state trooper testified Friday. The testimony came during the preliminary hearings for 27-year-old Lamine Camara and 35-year-old George Leussi, who are originally from Africa, who were charged with producing/trafficking and possession of unlawful device-making equipment, conspiracy, and possession of an instrument of crime. Camara of Greenbelt, MD, was ordered to stand trial on a misdemeanor charge of possessing instruments of crime. Magisterial District Judge Regis Welsh Jr. dismissed the other charges. The case against Leussi of New …
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