The Senegalese Minister of Justice announced that Diape Seck was convicted after being accused of participating in the vast scheme he helped manage from 2019 to 2020.

Senegalese Seck and at least eight others are accused of stealing nearly $2 million. They cashed checks from letters from churches and religious institutions between January 2019 and January 2020. According to prosecutors, Seck conspired with Mateus Vaduva, Marius Vaduva, Vlad Baceanu, Nicolae Gindac, Florin Vaduva, Marian Unguru, Daniel Velcu, Vali Unguru, and others to falsely open bank accounts under false identities in exchange for cash bribes in his capacity as a customer service representative at one of the banks.

Seck allegedly violated numerous banking policies and opened 412 checking accounts over the one-year period. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison when convicted in June.