ANAMBRA GOVT WARNS AGAINST PURCHASE OF ENCROACHED LAND AT TRANS-NKISSI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Anambra Govt Warns Against Purchase of Encroached Land at Trans-Nkissi By MaryAnn Chukwuma The Anambra State Ministry of Lands has warned members of the public against purchasing plots at TransNkissi Phase 1, behind the Federal Government Girls College, Onitsha, from persons claiming ownership on behalf of the Umuosodi family of Onitsha. The warning was contained in a public notice dated Sept. 28, 2026, with Ref. No. PS/ML/2026/CR/VOL.II/028 and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Nkeiru Mokwe, for the Commissioner. According to the notice, the Ministry became aware that persons alleged to be members of the Umuosodi family had invaded and commenced clearing portions of the land with the intention of selling them to unsuspecting members of the public. It said compensatory plots had been allocated to the family and other families in Onitsha before the current administration. The Ministry added that the affected land had been lawfully allocated to various individuals and groups in...

ST. LOUIS POSTAL WORKER ADMITS STEALING CHECKS FROM MAIL IN PANDEMIC FRAUD SCHEME. (PHOTO).


 St. Louis postal worker admits stealing checks from mail in pandemic fraud scheme

A former U.S. Postal Service employee appeared in federal court this week and admitted to stealing checks from hundreds of pieces of mail, as well as committing fraud related to a pandemic loan program.

Anthony Virdure II, 30, stole the checks while working at the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center on Market Street. Authorities began investigating after stolen checks were found in a rental vehicle returned in December 2023, with some bearing Virdure’s fingerprints. Additional checks were discovered in a vacated apartment in January 2024, again linked to the distribution center and bearing his fingerprints.

In late April 2024, law enforcement searched Virdure’s apartment and recovered nearly 300 stolen checks, many with his fingerprints. The total face value of the stolen checks exceeded $1.5 million, with checks linked directly to Virdure amounting to over $68,000.

Virdure also admitted to fraudulently obtaining $20,832 from the Pandemic Protection Program in 2021 for a tobacco store named Virdure Dynamics. His loan application included false details about the business’s income and listed a false address, which was later identified as his grandmother’s home.

He pleaded guilty to one count each of mail theft and wire fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for November 30. He faces up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000 for wire fraud, and up to five years in prison with a $250,000 fine for mail theft.

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