Tag: US Department of Justice
US recovers $53m in profit obtained from fraudulent deals involving Aluko, Omokore, Diezani
According to court documents, from 2011 to 2015, Nigerian businessmen Kolawole Akanni Aluko and Olajide Omokore conspired with others to…
Nigerian fraudster Okpe jailed in US for scamming Americans
Okpe was jailed by a US court on Monday for his role in a cybercriminal group operating out of Nigeria and…
US jails ex-Ogun Gov’s aide Abidemi Rufai five years for massive COVID relief fraud
The 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in…
Google under US DoJ probe
Google said the US Department of Justice has asked it to provide records on past investigations, as part of its…
Heads roll in Jeffrey Epstein’s New York prison
The Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Centre’s warden has been temporarily reassigned and two guards placed on leave after accused sex trafficker…