Popular Ghanaian socialite, Derrick Van Yeboah pleads guilty in US over $100m romance and email fraud scheme
Popular Ghanaian socialite, Derrick Van Yeboah, 40, has admitted guilt in the United States for his role in an online fraud scheme that defrauded victims of over $100 million through romance scams and business email compromise. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before Judge Arun Subramanian in New York’s Southern District on […]
Nigerian gets 19-year jail term in US over $4m romance scam
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Leslie Mba, has been sentenced to 19 years in a United States federal prison for his role in a romance fraud and business email compromise scheme. The case involved losses estimated at about $4 million. A U.S. District Court judge handed him a 228-month sentence after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to […]
$2 Million Fraud: Nigerian Risks 20 Years US Jail Term
A 34-year-old Nigerian, Olamide Shanu, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he is facing charges in connection with a $2 million fraud scheme. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced his arraignment on Wednesday before a Magistrate Court. According to the indictment, Shanu, a native of Lagos State, was […]
Nigerian ‘cybercrime kingpin’ pleads guilty to role in $6m fraud scheme in U.S.
James Junior Aliyu, a 30-year-old Nigerian living in South Africa at the time of the crimes, has admitted to participating in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Aliyu, arrested and extradited from South Africa to the U.S., is the final defendant of three to plead guilty in a business email compromise (BEC) […]
Singer Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in jail over $1m fraud
Singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his involvement in a $1 million luxury goods fraud scheme. The 35-year-old artist, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was convicted in March alongside his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner. Both were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and […]
US court jails Nigerian Pastor over $4.2m COVID-19 fraud
A Nigerian pastor named Edward Oluwasanmi has been sentenced to just over two years in a United States prison after he was found guilty of scamming the U.S. government out of $4.2 million meant for COVID-19 relief. Oluwasanmi was arrested in April 2024 along with Joseph Oloyede, a traditional ruler from Ipetumodu in Osun State, […]
US court sentences Nigerian hacker to over five years for $2.5m identity theft scheme
A Nigerian man named Kingsley Utulu has been sent to prison in the United States for taking part in a large identity theft and hacking scam. He was found guilty of helping to steal over $2.5 million from the U.S. tax authorities and American citizens. His sentence is five years and three months in prison. […]
US indicts Nigerian man for $690,000 fraud, lying to obtain American citizenship
A Nigerian-born man, Oladapo Fadugba, who became a U.S. citizen, has been indicted in Florida for allegedly stealing $690,000 and lying to become a U.S. citizen. According to a statement from Gregory Kehoe, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Florida, Fadugba is facing serious charges, including wire fraud, identity theft, and giving false information […]
Minnesota Oyinbo Woman Pleads Guilty To $9 Million Wire Fraud Scheme
A 40-year-old woman from Sartell, Minnesota, has pleaded guilty to a $9 million wire fraud scheme. Adelle Starin, the owner of a business called Baby’s on Broadway, admitted in court that she used fraudulent methods to gain money from lenders and the U.S. Department of Defense’s TRICARE health program. Starin used her business to submit […]
US Authorities Arrest Nigerian At Texas Airport For Up To $2Million Romance Fraud
A Nigerian man, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, has been arrested in Texas for allegedly running a multi-million-dollar romance scam. The 40-year-old was detained upon arrival at a Texas airport, facing charges that he defrauded victims out of as much as $2 million by pretending to be a romantic partner in the U.S. military. The U.S. Attorney’s […]