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ohio brothers who posed as middle eastern royalty receive lengthy sentence for 21m fraud scheme
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- Two Ohio brothers sentenced to 24 and 23 years for $21M fraud scheme.
- Fraud involved impersonation of Middle Eastern royalty from 2020 to 2023.
- Victims include a former girlfriend ($737,000 loss) and a Chinese investor ($18M loss).
- Accomplice Michael Smedley, former East Cleveland mayoral aide, sentenced to 8+ years.
- Convictions include conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud.