$20M Laundering Scheme Lands Upper Marlboro Man In Prison

UPPER MARLBORO, MD — A Prince George's County man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme.

Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Adanegbe “Gift” Osemwenkhae, 41, of Upper Marlboro, to eight years in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for money laundering. The judge also ordered Osemwenkhae to pay $20,851,940.80 in restitution.

In April 2025, Osemwenkhae pleaded guilty to serving as a manager and supervisor in a large, multi-member money-laundering conspiracy.

According to court documents, from 2020 through February 2024, Osemwenkhae conspired with multiple individuals to launder the proceeds of a large-scale wire fraud.

Osemwenkhae supervised and controlled the money-laundering conspiracy and directed the laundering of more than $20 million in stolen proceeds from at least 15 victims.

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.

They created limited liability companies to serve as shell entities, opened bank accounts in the name of their shell entities, and received and laundered proceeds of fraud.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland charged 14 defendants in two separate cases in connection with this money laundering conspiracy, of whom 13 pleaded guilty and received federal prison sentences.