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Reports available in sections of the media suggest Hajia4Real born Mona Faiz Montrage has pleaded guilty.<\/strong><\/p>\n Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced this indicating that she has accepted responsibility for her role in laundering the proceeds of a series of romance scams.<\/p>\n She has also pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah for conspiracy to receive stolen money.<\/p>\n Mona is one of Ghana\u2019s leading socialites who rose to fame by sharing her luxurious life on social media.<\/p>\n At one point, she had a following of over 3.4 million on Instagram, with several young girls looking up to her.<\/p>\n Reports say that in total, Hajia4Real controlled bank accounts that received over $2 million in fraudulent funds from the romance scam Enterprise.<\/p>\n Monies received are said to have been paid for the transport of gold to the U.S. from overseas payments to resolve a fake FBI investigation and to assist a fake U.S. Army officer in receiving funds from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n With her guilty plea, her sentence carries five years in prison sentence and she has also agreed to pay forfeiture in the amount of $2,164,758.41 and make restitution in the same amount.\u00a0<\/p>\n