Mohamed Waes, a 33-year-old Ohio man, was sentenced to 66 months in prison for threatening a reproductive health services facility and conspiring to commit money laundering. He was also ordered to pay $273,982.08 in restitution. Waes had intimidated employees of Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio by threatening to burn down their building to obstruct their services.
In addition to the threats, Waes was convicted of laundering nearly $2 million from business email compromise fraud schemes. He successfully laundered over $273,000 by creating fake email domains to impersonate legitimate vendors and redirect payments to accounts he controlled.
The case, investigated by the FBI Cincinnati Field Office and IRS Criminal Investigation, highlights the commitment to upholding justice against both threats of violence and financial crimes. Authorities emphasized the importance of protecting reproductive health services and addressing financial misconduct.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys and trial attorneys from the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section prosecuted the case, underscoring a unified approach to tackling both violent threats and complex financial crimes. The sentence serves as a warning that such criminal behavior will have serious consequences.
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