Another defendant accused in a multi-million dollar inheritance scheme tells a federal judge he was also a victim. 

Marcus Unigwe was sentenced to a year and five months before Senior Judge John Coughenour in District Court of Guam. 

Unigwe learned his fate after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

The case involved more than $2.3 million and more than 50 Guam residents fell victim to the scheme. 

In court, he asked for a second chance, saying, “I thought that with having a company and transferring funds, I didn't know I was supposed to have a license.”

KUAM asked him, “How did you feel about the sentencing the judge gave you today? Are you planning on appealing your conviction? Do you have anything to say to the victims of the scheme you were a part of? Have you spoken to any of the members that were involved in the scheme as well?”

Unigwe declined to comment after the hearing. 

Co-defendants in the federal case have since admitted to their roles in the scheme. 

The case surfaced  after federal authorities discovered the group collected money from victims by falsely representing they would need to pay certain taxes and fees in advance before receiving funds from a multi-million dollar inheritance.