Nigeria, April 23 -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Nigerian man, Ebuka Iwuagwu, who lives in Atlanta, for allegedly defrauding the U.S. government and multiple individuals in a large-scale scam involving COVID-19 relief funds and romance fraud.

According to court documents obtained by Peoples Gazette, Mr. Iwuagwu, 39, was indicted on April 2 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

He faces eight counts of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was arrested on Monday after FBI agents connected him to four complaints related to romance scams that occurred between March and May 2020.

One victim from Strongsville, Ohio, sent Mr. Iwuagwu $37,500. Another, living in Cal...