Ghanaian socialite and musician Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia 4Reall, is reportedly set to walk free today, 22 May 2025, following the completion of her prison sentence in the United States.
The influencer, who was convicted for her involvement in a romance scam, has served a sentence of one year and one day at the Federal Detention Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
According to publicly available information from the US Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator the 32-year-old Ghanaian will be released on May 22, 2025.
Her sentence followed her conviction for conspiracy to receive stolen money in connection with a West Africa-based criminal enterprise involved in romance scams and internet fraud.
She is expected to return to Ghana shortly after her release, as part of a proposed self-deportation agreement made by her legal defence team during her sentencing on 28 June 2024.
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With the next seven days, the ‘Say Say What’ singer is expected to be back home in Ghana,
Montrage was convicted for her role in a sophisticated romance fraud that defrauded individuals and companies across the United States between 2013 and 2019. The court found her guilty of conspiring with a network of scammers who posed as suitors to deceive victims out of large sums of money.
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On 28 June 2024, the 32-year-old was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison. In addition to her custodial sentence, she was ordered to forfeit $216,475 and pay restitution totalling $1,387,458 to the victims.
She voluntarily surrendered to U.S. authorities on 29 July 2024 to begin her sentence. Her lawyers filed a request for her passport to be released upon completion of her sentence, a request that was approved by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken.
Upon her return to Ghana, Hajia 4Reall will be subject to a three-year supervised release period, as stipulated by the court ruling.
According to court filings, the sentencing judge approved a return timeline to Ghana proposed by her legal team. Her lawyers told the court that she was prepared to start afresh and contribute positively to society upon her return.
