ATLANTA – Ivie Shevon Sajere has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of…
BISMARCK: Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced, that on April 11, 2022, Kolawole Bamidele Akande, a/k/a Patric Elis Ferguson, a/k/a David Louis Wallace, a/ka/ Ramos Joseph Hogan made…
SHERMAN, Texas – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Sobanke Idris…
By Toby Sterling THE HAGUE – A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a suit against Shell brought by four widows of activists who were executed by the Nigerian government in…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Augustine Amechi, 24, a Nigerian national, was sentenced today to one year and a day in federal prison for receipt of stolen money. Amechi pleaded guilty to…
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Samson A. Oguntuyi, age 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison followed by three years of…
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHARLES ONUS pled guilty to computer fraud in connection with a scheme to conduct cyber…
AUSTIN – A Nigerian citizen and resident of Canada was sentenced today to nearly 14 years in prison for his role in a fraudulent “sweepstakes” scheme with a loss in…
BOSTON – A Nigerian national residing in Dorchester pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in online romance scams targeting individuals in the United States. Mike…
LAGOS – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has restricted the personal accounts of 281 Nigerian users, citing a need to comply with international money laundering laws, its CEO said.…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud and money laundering scheme pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. …
SHERMAN, Texas – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Shalom Olumide Ayotunde, 39,…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud scheme pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen money. According to court documents…
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jabin Godspower Okpako, age 36, was sentenced on November 23, 2021, to 87 months’ imprisonment by…
Two Nigerian fraudsters arrested in DOJ’s Operation reWired have been sentenced to a combined 22 ½ years in federal prison, announced acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham. Opeyemi Abidemi Adeoso,…
BOSTON – A Nigerian national residing in Canton was indicted today by a federal grand jury for his role in a wire and bank fraud conspiracy involving romance scams targeting…