Dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen sentenced to over six years in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy

Press release — Dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen sentenced to over six years in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy, dated 2026-05-20, issued by U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen residing in both Irvington, New Jersey, and the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to court documents, Eseosa Brigut Omoruyi, 36, was the sole owner and operator of Peller Goods, LLC, a business he created in July 2019 in New Jersey. From at least March 2020 through November 2024, Omoruyi participated in a money laundering scheme to receive funds from another conspirator through Peller Goods’ bank accounts in exchange for a percentage of each transaction. Omoruyi recruited Wilvert Telfo, 31, of Bayonne, New Jersey, to join the conspiracy and launder funds through his business, Royal Skoob Productions, LLC. Over the course of the conspiracy, Omoruyi was involved in laundering approximately $3,442,230. Telfo was involved in laundering approximately $1,042,361. Among the money laundered by Omoruyi and Telfo were funds from a fraudulently obtained $174,400 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the U.S. Treasury Department to MediPro Corporation in Newport News. On July 3, 2020, the owner and operator of MediPro Corporation wired $70,000 of the EIDL funds to Royal Skoob Productions. At Omoruyi’s direction, on July 6, 2020, Telfo transferred $25,421.45 of the funds via cashier's check to another company, and on July 8, 2020, withdrew $25,905, which he further transferred. Telfo pled guilty on March 23, 2023, to conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was sentenced on Aug. 9, 2023, to two years and six months in prison. The FBI’s Norfolk Field Office and the IRS Criminal Investigation Washington D.C. Field Office investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mack Coleman prosecuted the case. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:25-cr-66.

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