The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial.

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s failures led to the loss of $6.6 million in client funds.

The takedown of the Nigeria-based international cyber gang including millions in seized assets and hundreds of blocked bank accounts.

The campaign is the latest case of business email compromise, which costs victims billions of dollars annually.

Investigators found scammers involved in human trafficking.

The group is believed to have hit more than 50,000 victims.

"Operation Eagle Sweep" is the latest crackdown on business email compromise (BEC) scams by international law enforcement.

Business email compromise again proved costliest, at $2.4 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Cybercrime seems to be the main goal of a group Proofpoint is calling "TA2541."

The operation — with help from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 as well as cybersecurity firm Group-IB — marks the second action against the group.