BALTIMORE — Lakeisha Parker, 33, was sentenced to three years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, including six months of home detention, and ordered to pay over $8 million in restitution for her role in a large-scale money laundering scheme.
Parker previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Between 2019 and 2023, she participated in a group that laundered proceeds from wire fraud, including funds fraudulently obtained from COVID-19 relief programs.
The scheme involved numerous financial transactions designed to conceal the source of the illicit funds. Parker also created a limited liability company as a shell entity and used encrypted communication channels to coordinate with co-conspirators.
Parker personally laundered over $1 million, defrauding victims such as government agencies, school districts, and a transportation and logistics company.
