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...

FORMER SUPER FALCONS STRIKER SAYS OBASANJO'S GOVT ROBBED THEM. (PHOTO).


 FORMER SUPER FALCONS STRIKER SAYS OBASANJO'S GOVT ROBBED THEM


Former Super Falcons striker, Patience Odeli, said the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo did not reward them as much as President Bola Tinubu's administration has rewarded the team that won the 2024 WAFCON tournament in Morocco.


“Promises in the regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo were worthless, whilst some NFF officials led by Amaju Pinnick and coaches sat on our little bonuses and kits," she said. "Amaju repeatedly asked some of us to send our account details without paying us till date.”

 

Odeli revealed her Super Falcons team won the Women’s African Cup of Nations four times and featured in four FIFA Women’s World Cups. She added many of her former colleagues are suffering today because they were not duly compensated over time.


“I served Nigeria for 13 years and we were never accorded the honour we deserve," she lamented. "Instead, we got empty promises, golden handshakes, golden cards, and N300,000. We were promised landed properties that we never received.”

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