According to reliable information that has reached this portal, the artist and socialite Mona Faiz Montrage, better known by her stage as Hajia 4real, was arraigned in court on, May 16, 2023. When US Marshals tied in chains carried Hajia4real into the courtroom, she sobbed uncontrollably.
She looked like she was crying and was dressed in a yellow prison jumpsuit.
After the judges ordered Mona’s custody until $100,000 with two surety bail conditions were satisfied, she was given the option of home detention with her aunt in New Jersey, USA. According to federal authorities, the Ghanaian social media influencer was extradited from the UK to the US for allegedly defrauding elderly, single Americans out of over $2 million in a depraved lonely hearts scheme.
Her attorney said that after entering a not guilty plea to the allegations, she will soon be released on a $500,000 bail with GPS monitoring through an ankle monitor.
In total, Montrage received $2 million from the victims’ money that the group embezzled into bank accounts she held in the Bronx and elsewhere, including one she opened under the fictitious name of a clothing firm, 4Reall Designs.
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The indictment claims that she afterwards allegedly laundered the stolen funds to other business associates. MONTRAGE, 30, of Accra, Ghana, is accused with four offenses that each carry a potential 20-year prison sentence: one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one crime of money laundering.
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Additionally, MONTRAGE is charged with one count of receiving stolen property, which carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence, and one count of conspiring to receive stolen property, which carries a maximum 5-year prison sentence. The maximum possible sentences have been set by Congress and are shown here solely for informative purposes; a court will decide how to sentence MONTRAGE.
Mr. Williams applauded the FBI’s excellent effort. The National Extradition Unit, US Customs and Border Protection, US Marshals Services, and the FBI Legal Attaché in London were also praised by Mr. Williams for their help in the investigation. Significant assistance was offered by the Office of International Affairs of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
