NIGERIAN MAKES U.S MOST WANTED LIST OVER $1M FRAUD. (PHOTO).
Nigerian makes US Most Wanted List over $1m fraud A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth more than $1m. The department’s Office of Inspector General unveiled the list on its website on Wednesday, naming 16 fugitives wanted in cases involving alleged fraud, identity theft, money laundering, labour trafficking and other offences. According to the agency, the cases collectively involve more than $55m allegedly stolen from American taxpayers. Ezewu’s profile on the department’s website identifies him as wanted for concealment money laundering and states that he is believed to be residing in Nigeria. “In January 2021, Ezewu was charged with 15 counts of concealment money laundering tied to fraudulent UI and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed using stolen identities, in a scheme exceeding $1 million that also t...
The First Lady of Lagos State,Mrs Bolanle Amboode has commended the Sole Administrator of Apapa-Iganmu LCDA,Mr Oluumide Olayomi for initiating a three-day free cardiovascular health mission for residents of the Council area.Mrs Ambode,who spoke at the opening ceremony of the free health mission organized in partnership with cardiologists from the United States of America,said the gesture of the council boss would further boost the efforts of the State government in improving the welfare and wellbeing of the good people of the State.She maintained that the premium placed on healthy living for all Lagosians informed the improved attention being placed on the medical needs of residents of the State in recent times by the State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode.She said ''The Lagos State Government realizes that Lagosians state of health will directly determine the scope and extent of their productivity either as a government employee or as an entrepreneur.The Lagos State Government realizes this and has always placed premium on quality health service in the State.The government's attention to the medical needs of its workforce and residents in the State is evident in the continuous improvement in the state in general''.Speaking earlier,the council boss,Olumide Olayomi said that the needs assessment carried out by him when he assumed office made him engage people with similar human interest to provide assistance on health matters to the residents of the local government,which is also in line with the charge given to all the LGA/LCDA Administrators by Governor Ambode to make changes in their respective localities.He described the opportunity made available to the residents through the screening exercise as a rare privilege,adding that the cost of cardiology consultants in the United States is in thousands of dollars excluding other travelling expenses that a potential patient will incur to access same consultancy.More photos below.
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