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Obinwanne Okeke (born November 9, 1987) also known as Invictus Obi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and convicted fraudster who is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in the United States for internet fraud that caused $11M losses to his victims. [1]
Scattered Canary is a Nigerian fraud ring. During the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, the group used business email compromise and, according to the United States Secret Service, "hundreds if not thousands" of money mules to defraud U.S. state unemployment agencies. [1]
Abbas is also accused of committing fraud in Nigeria as he is also wanted by Nigeria's financial crime police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. [ 27 ] A request for his bail and the chance to stay with his girlfriend's uncle in Homewood, Illinois , was denied on the grounds that he presented a risk of non-appearance. [ 28 ]
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, 29, originally of Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested last month in the United Arab Emirates, where he was living, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago.
At the request of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was created by the Nigerian Parliament in 2002. [13] In February 2004, Amaka Anajemba, Emmanuel Nwude, Emmanuel Ofolue, Nzeribe Okoli, and Obum Osakwe (Christian Anajemba was deceased at this point), were all arrested and charged in the Abuja High Court with 86 counts of "fraudulently ...
A Nigerian man in Texas has been arrested in connection with what federal authorities say was a romance fraud scheme that netted more than $3.3 million.. Agents with the Federal Bureau of ...
The men, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, were brothers of Nigerian descent [44] who'd acted as extras on Empire, the television series in which Smollett was a main cast member. [45] Police recovered bleach and other items from the home. [46] The brothers were held in police custody on suspicion of battery but were not charged. [47]
A woman identified as an employee of New York’s court system was arrested after approaching the front of a courtroom and calling out for Donald Trump during the 12th day of a civil trial ...