Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Reall, is set to be released after serving a one-year prison sentence in the United States for her involvement in a romance scam network that targeted elderly Americans.
Montrage, 31, was convicted of conspiracy to receive stolen money and was sentenced to one year in prison. She pleaded guilty to the charges and agreed to forfeit $2,164,758.41 and pay an equivalent amount in restitution to the victims.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Montrage was part of a West Africa-based criminal enterprise that operated romance scams and financial fraud schemes between 2013 and 2019.
The scheme involved manipulating vulnerable, elderly Americans into sending large sums of money to accounts controlled by the scammers.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York conducted an investigation that led to Montrage’s arrest and extradition to the US.
Montrage’s release date was confirmed through the Federal Inmate Search – USA Inmate Locator. Her future plans are unclear, but she is expected to return to Ghana, where she has previously resided.