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DoD Employee Indicted for Aiding Nigerian Scammers

2/10/2026

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  • Samuel D. Marcus, a 33-year-old Department of Defense employee from Oreland, Pennsylvania, has been indicted.
  • From July 2023 to December 2025, he acted as a money mule for Nigerian scammers, receiving proceeds, concealing them, and converting some to cryptocurrency.
  • The indictment notes that he used aliases 'Rachel Jude' and 'Ned McMurray' and opened accounts to move funds overseas.