28-12-2017 20:08 via wbrz.com

'Nigerian Prince' arrested after months-long scam investigation in Slidell

SLIDELL - Police arrested a man, claiming to be a "Nigerian Prince," who scammed people out of thousands of dollars over a period of many months.67-year-old Michael Neu was charged with 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering. Financial crimes investigators said Neu is suspected to have been a "middle man," participating in hundreds of financial transactions.Investigators said the phone and internet scams were designed to con money from victims across the country. Some of the money obtain
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