NIGERIAN MAKES U.S MOST WANTED LIST OVER $1M FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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 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...

9.8 MILLION DOLLARS,SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS,WAS RECOVERED FROM EX-NNPC GMD IN KADUNA.{PHOTOS}.

No automatic alt text available.                  A special operation conducted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 3rd February,2017 on a building belonging to a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation {NNPC}, Dr Andrew Yakubu in Kaduna yielded the recovery of a staggering sum of $9,772,800 {Nine Million,Seven Hundred and Seven Two Thousand,Eight Hundred United States Dollars} and another sum of 74,000 pounds {Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling } cash.
The huge cash cash was hidden in a fire proof safe.The surprise raid of the facility was sequel to an intelligence which the commission received about suspected proceedss of crime believed to be hidden in the slums of Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna.
On arrival at the facility,the caretaker of the house,one Bitrus Yakubu,a younger brother to Andrew Yakubu,disclosed that both the house and the safe where the money was found belong to his brother,Andrew Yakubu.When the safe was opened it was disscovered that it contained the sum of $9,772,800 {Nine Million,Seven Hundred United States Dollars] and another sun of 74,000 [Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling}.
On February 8,2017,Andrew Yakubu reported to the Commission's Zonal office in Kano and made statement wherein he admitted ownership of the recovered money,claiming it was gift from unnamed persons.He is currently assisting the investigation.More photos below.
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