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...
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EFCC ARRAIGNS BANK MANAGER FOR $50,000 FRAUD IN ONITSHA.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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The Enugu Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, October 8, 2020 arraigned a former manager of main market branch, Heritage Bank Limited, Fidel Omeje, before Justice D.A Onyefulu of State High Court, Onitsha on one count charge of stealing to the tune of Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ( $50,000) .
The offence according to the charge sheet is contrary to Section 342 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 36,Anambra State and punishable under Section 353 (6) and (9) of the same law.
It was alleged that Omeje, used her position as a manager of the bank and account officer of the complainant, to withdraw the said sum from the domiciliary account of the complainant on July 20, 2011 without authorization and converted same to personal use.
The defendant pleaded not guilty upon arraignment, prompting the prosecuting counsel, Mike Ani to request for a date for commencement of trial. However, defence counsel, J.R. Nduka moved a motion for bail, saying the offence for which his client was charged was bailable.
Justice Onyefulu granted Omeje bail in the sum of N20, 000,000 (Twenty Million Naira) and a surety in like sum. She ordered that the surety must have evidence of tax payment, and landed property within the jurisdiction of the court and, its document deposited with the registrar.
The surety must also swear to an affidavit of means and produce two passport photographs each of himself and the defendant.
The case has been adjourned to November 26, 2020 for trial.
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