$7M Must Be Paid To Laundering Scheme Victims, Judge Tells Hyattsville Man

HYATTSVILLE, MD — A judge has sentenced a Hyattsville man to prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme and ordered him to pay more than $7 million in restitution.

Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Victor Killen, 33, to 63 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to engage in a large, multi-member, money laundering conspiracy. Maddox also ordered Killen to pay $7,070,656.46 million in restitution and a $3-million order of forfeiture.

Killen, who pleaded guilty to participating in the money laundering conspiracy in December 2025, admitted that at least $3 million in money laundering happened pursuant to his direct participation in the conspiracy.

According to court documents, beginning in 2021 and continuing into February 2024, Killen conspired with multiple individuals to launder proceeds of a large-scale wire fraud. The co-conspirators engaged in various financial transactions to conceal the nature, location, source, ownership and control of the wire-fraud proceeds while carrying out the conspiracy.

The victims included government agencies, organizations and companies, including an environmental trust, urban redevelopment program, medical center, transportation and logistics company, school district, college and county government, among others.

Killen and his co-conspirators used and controlled several different encrypted electronic communication accounts, which they used to supervise and manage the money laundering scheme. The co-conspirators worked with each other to create limited liability companies that served as shell entities; open bank accounts and/or cause bank accounts to be opened in the name of shell entities; and receive and launder fraud proceeds.

The co-conspirators often engaged in multiple financial transactions in quick succession, frequently layering wire-fraud proceeds in multiple subsequent transactions. These financial transactions made it more difficult for the victims and law enforcement to recover the fraud proceeds, according to court documents.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland previously charged 14 defendants in connection with the money laundering conspiracy. Thirteen have pleaded guilty.

Faizou Gnora, 28, previously of Alexandria, Virginia, remains a fugitive from justice.

In connection with this prosecution, Yahya Sowe, 42, of Silver Spring, Maryland; Gedeon Agbeyome, 31, of Montgomery County, Maryland; and Areal El-Lovieta Harris, 24, of Hanover, Maryland; previously pleaded guilty, admitting to conspiring to commit money laundering.

Adanegbe Gift Osemwenkhae, 39, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland; Emily Gil Arias, 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland; Fatoumata Boiro, 32, of Largo, Maryland; Lawrence Ogunsanwo, 33; Lakeisha Parker, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland; Martin Ogisi, 37, of Severn, Maryland; Blondel Ndjouandjouaka, 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland; Kevin Colon, 34, of Curtis Bay, Maryland; and Lorena Perez Herrera, 29, of Silver Spring, Maryland; previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Agbeyome also admitted engaging in aggravated identity theft and Parker acknowledged engaging in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Gift and Sowe admitted that they served as managers or supervisors of the money laundering conspiracy. The overall conspiracy involved more than $20 million of money laundering, involving more than 15 different victim entities.

The District Court previously sentenced:

• Agbeyome to 48 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, along with restitution of $2,938,424.65, and a $2.8 million preliminary order of forfeiture
• Ogunsanwo to 40 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release and restitution of $5,648,816.23
• Parker to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release and restitution of $8,306,930.95
• Ogisi to 33 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release and restitution of $11,077,044.17
• Ndjouandjouaka to 24 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release and restitution of $733,941.48
• Colon to 27 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release and restitution of $2,515,159.63