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...

TEN TO STAND TRIAL OVER ALLEGED CYBERBULLYING OF BRIGITTE MACRON . (PHOTO).


 Ten to stand trial over alleged cyberbullying of Brigitte Macron 

Ten people are set to face trial Monday in Paris for allegedly cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, through online posts spreading false claims about her gender.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said the eight men and two women are accused of posting “numerous malicious comments” targeting the first lady’s gender and sexuality, including references to her age difference with the president framed as “paedophilia.” The defendants, aged 41 to 60, include a highly active social media user, a woman who presented herself as a medium, an advertising executive, an elected official, a teacher, and a computer scientist. Some posts reportedly amassed tens of thousands of views, with the medium and advertising executive considered central to spreading the claims.

The allegations stem from longstanding conspiracy theories claiming Brigitte Macron was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux, a name coincidentally belonging to her brother. The trial follows a defamation suit filed by the Macrons in July in Delaware, seeking damages from U.S. conservative influencer Candace Owens for promoting similar claims.

A verdict in the Paris case is expected at a later date. In September 2024, Brigitte Macron and her brother won a defamation case against two women fined for spreading rumors online, though a Paris appeals court overturned that ruling in July. The siblings have since appealed to France’s highest court.

Brigitte Macron, 71, and Emmanuel Macron, 47, met when he was a high school student and she was a teacher. The couple married in 2007. Emmanuel Macron has served as France’s president since 2017.


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