On June 29, 2024, Hajia4Reall was sentenced to a year and a day in jail after a lengthy trial with the US government that began in 2022.
In response to this development, numerous celebrities have taken to social media and other platforms to share their perspectives.
Some have criticized her actions and suggested that her sentence was warranted, while others have shown empathy and support.
Additionally, some believe that Hajia4Reall deserved her punishment because she portrayed her lavish lifestyle on social media as solely the result of hard work, influencing and deceiving young women.
Background
Mona Faiz Montrage, known as Hajia4Reall/Mona4Reall, was extradited from the UK to the US on charges related to a $2 million romance scam targeting older, single Americans. The 30-year-old musician and businesswoman appeared in Manhattan federal court on May 15, 2022.
Details of the case revealed that Hajia4Reall maintained five foreign bank accounts through which she received funds from over forty victims via fictitious business entities in three Bronx banks, New York.
She initially pleaded guilty to conspiracy to receive stolen money, one of seven charges including attempted wire fraud, money laundering, and felony offenses.
Following that development, the court authorized Hajia4Reall to surrender properties worth $2,164,758.41 in lieu of monetary restitution for the stolen funds under the conspiracy charge.
Explore the varied reactions from celebrities below:
