Indicted in 2019, Fombe was a fugitive for three years until he was arrested on August 6. He is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and with aggravated identity theft.
The man, aged 36, has been described by the DoJ as a foreign national who had been living in Beltsville, Maryland.
According to the indictment, between September 2016 and August 2018, Fombe conspired with others to conduct BEC fraud by sending false money wiring instructions to multiple organizations.
