Romanian authorities allege that the Tate brothers preyed upon vulnerable young women, many with pre-existing trauma, to lure them into online sex work using emotional blackmail and deception. In a separate case, a Broward woman pleaded guilty to laundering $2.7 million from romance scam victims. Additionally, four individuals have been charged with an international sextortion and money-laundering scheme, where offenders posed as teen girls to entrap young men, including minors, stealing $2M from victims. Furthermore, three people have been indicted for conspiracy to launder over $1 million from online fraud scams, according to the FBI.