Nelly Idowu, 39, was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of money laundering conspiracy and two counts of money laundering on Thursday.

Idowu was a part of the online scheme with three others from 2017 to 2019, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office, in which they would create false online profiles and claim urgent financial need in order to get money from victims.

The Provo woman and co-defendants had the charges brought against them in 2020, according to court documents.

The indictment document details that they would create fake profiles of single men using platforms such as Facebook, Christian Mingle and Instagram. The defendants would then befriend single women, primarily those above the age of 65, and express romantic interest in the targeted women.

They would then ask the women to loan them money under false pretenses, claiming scenarios like a medical emergency, business expenses or investment opportunities.

According to the press release, Idowu received more than $1 million into her personal and business bank accounts, and other amounts were received by her co-defendants. Much of the illegally obtained funds were sent to financial accounts in China and Nigeria.

One of the co-defendants, Emmanuel Osaigbovo Adesotu, was ordered to pay $6.3 million in restitution jointly with the other three defendants. Adesotu was previously found guilty of money laundering conspiracy and was sentenced to 36 months in prison.

The case was investigated by the Salt Lake City FBI field office and Idowu’s sentencing is scheduled to occur in Salt Lake City in January.