Tag: Us Justice Department
Pilger head of U.S. DOJ’s election crimes unit quits after A-G Barr’s memo
Richard Pilger, the head of the branch of the US Justice Department that prosecutes election crimes has resigned.
US Scandal: 4 prosecutors dump case involving Trump’s ally Roger Stone
All four prosecutors have quit the case involving veteran Republican operative and long-time Trump adviser and friend Roger Stone.
Air Peace chief Allen Onyema reacts to US money laundering charge
The Chairman of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema has refuted the charge of money laundering and bank fraud levelled against…
Air Peace chief Allen Onyema: Indicted, charged in US with bank fraud, money laundering
U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Georgia on Friday accused Air Peace Chief, Allen Onyema of money laundering, bank fraud…
US charges Paul Usoro, 9 other Nigerians over $1.1m romance scams
Ten Nigerians have been charged with conspiring to launder illegal proceeds that were fraudulently obtained as a result of romance…
US Congress rejects Mueller gag order
A day before Robert Mueller’s eagerly anticipated congressional testimony, a senior Democratic U.S. lawmaker, Jerrold Nadler, has rejected the attempt…
US jails Ethiopian for lying to obtain citizenship
An Ethiopian, Mergia Negussie Habteyes, who naturalized to become a U.S. citizen in 2008 has been sentenced to 37 months…
US wins control of Abacha’s $480m loot
The United States Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars worth of corrupt…
JPMorgan fined $2.6 bn for role in Madoff Ponzi fraud
US leading bank JPMorgan Chase will pay $2.6 billion for its role as the key banker in the mammoth 2008…
US seizes Alamieyeseigha’s $700k home
The Maryland, United States home of former Bayelsa state governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has been forfeited to the US government following…
Bribes To OBJ’s Govt: US Slams $236m Fines On Shell, Others
The United States government has slammed a punitive fine of N35.8 billion or $236Â million on six foreign companies for…