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## [Odiboh sentenced in romance fraud that took about $15,000 in gift cards](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/odiboh-sentenced-romance-fraud-15000-gift-cards/)

A federal judge imposed 33 months in prison and $196,500 in restitution. Prosecutors described repeated $500 gift-card requests made under a false online identity.

[Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) October 8, 2026 2 min

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