For money laundering via money transfers from Montluçon (Allier) to Côte d'Ivoire, Hamed Dosso, an 18-year-old young man was sentenced this Tuesday, February 8, 2022 in Montluçon to 18 months in prison. Once his sentence has been exhausted, he will be expelled from French territory.

Hamed Dosso was found guilty of having laundered, between May 17 and October 1, 2021, several thousand euros from cyber-scams carried out from Côte d'Ivoire, via a system of PCS bank cards, prepaid cards and rechargeable. In one month last summer, 20,964 euros were sent via Western Union to two beneficiaries domiciled in Côte d'Ivoire: 16,652 euros in the name of Hamed Dosso and the rest with the identity of an acquaintance of the defendant.

According to the Montluçon criminal court, he will have to spend a year and a half in prison before being expelled to Côte d'Ivoire. As an additional penalty, the court prohibited him from staying in France for five years after the execution of his prison sentence.