Following an investigation by FBI New York and
@SDNYnews, Derrick Van Yeboah was sentenced to 85 months in prison for his role in an international criminal organization that stole more than $100 million from victims via romance scams and business email compromise.
This sentencing is part of Operation Riptide, an FBI initiative targeting the criminal actors, infrastructure, and financial networks behind cybercrime, cyber-enabled crime, and fraud against the American people.
Read more about the FBI’s sustained enforcement response to the cybercrime threat at: