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

Image
 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...

EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN FOR ALLEGED INTERNET FRAUD IN KADUNA.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged Internet Fraud in Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Opara Victor Uche before Justice Joyce Asabe of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna on a one count charge bordering on cybercrime. 
 
The charge reads: “That you, Opara Victor ( aka Clara Hides ) sometime in October, 2023 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, committed an offence to wit; falsely presented yourself as Clara Hides from South Africa, to several unsuspecting victims via chat ( an online social media application) in a bid to lure them into love scam, which pretense you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 142 (1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017”. 
 
He pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him prompting the prosecution counsel, M.U Gadaka to urge the court to fix a date for commencement of trial. The defence counsel, F.D Kozah however prayed the court to admit his client to bail.
 
Justice Asabe, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N 500,000 ( Five Hundred Thousand Naira) with 3 sureties in like sum. The sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court and possess landed properties with Certificate of Occupancy. They are also to depose an affidavit of means and provide evidence of tax payment.
The defendant's troubles began when a team of operatives arrested him in a sting operation in Barakkallahu, along Kaduna- Zaria Road. He was found to have created a fake Facebook account with the names, Clara Hides and Dr Edoche, and used the same to defraud unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money. 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

THE NEW OONI OF ILE-IFE,WILL NOT EAT THE HEART OF THE LATE OONI-PALACE CHIEFS.

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.

AMBODE,SOYINKA & OTHERS AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF LAGOS AT 50 YEARS ANNIVERSARY AGAINST 2017.{PHOTOS}.