Osmond Eweka has been served a no-jail sentence after he was arrested in 2018 with his co-defendant, Kamel McKay, for scamming 250 job seekers.
In the scam, Osmond who is a member of the Benin Royal family raked in thousands of dollars from their unsuspecting victims.
The 31-year-old was served the no-jail sentence, otherwise known as conditional discharge, when he appeared at the Manhattan Supreme Court.
NY Post reoorts that he previously copped to two counts of scheme to defraud and paid $50,000 in restitution as part of the sweetheart plea deal struck in December with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
“Mr. Eweka chose to do what was best for his family and his newborn son,” said his lawyer, Thomas Kenniff.
“He is pleased with the court’s decision to sentence him without jail time and now looks forward to resuming a law-abiding life.”
His co-defendant, Kamel McKay, pleaded guilty to the same charges in exchange for one year in jail.
Eweka allegedly operated the bogus employment agency scam out of an Empire State Building office under the alias Sean Jackson.
Court records show that the defendants allegedly targeted job seekers on indeed.com. They promised to help them find work for an exchange fee of $300 and $700. The jobs promised include front-desk receptionists and hotel housekeepers.
Pocketing $54,000 in fees, the duo however failed to provide a single job, according to prosecutors.