See 34 Nigerians Charged With Fraud in the US (NAMES AND PHOTOS)

The US Division of Justice has charged 34 Nigerians charged in Texas with conspiracy to commit fraud and cash laundering, in accordance with the statements launched by the US authorities.

The statements by the US justice division, on September 24, 2021, say 23 of the suspects had been arrested within the Jap District of Texas and 11 within the Northern District.

“Starting 2017, the defendants (from Jap District) used a a number of of fraudulent schemes to acquire cash from their victims, together with on-line romance scams, enterprise e mail compromise and investor fraud, and employment insurance coverage fraud,” one of many statements reads partly.

“Allegedly, the defendants obtained at the very least $17 million from at the very least 100 particular person victims, corporations, and authorities entities from internationally.”

The 11 People from Northern District of Texas had been stated to have been arrested throughout a large-scale operation and charged with number of crimes, together with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder financial devices.

“In keeping with courtroom paperwork, these defendants allegedly preyed on aged victims, lots of whom had been widowed or divorced. They assumed faux names and trolled courting websites like Match.com, ChistianMingle, JSwipe, and PlentyofFish, looking for their targets,” the second assertion reads.

These arrested embody David Animashaun, 38, Oluwalobamise Michael Moses, 40, Chukwemeka Orji, 36, Emanuel Stanley Orji, 35, and Ambrose Sunday Ohide, 47, all charged with wire fraud conspiracy.

Others are Irabor Fatarr Musa, 51, Ijeoma Okoro, 31, Frederick Orji, 37, Uwadiale Esezobor, 36, Victor Idowu, 36, Afeez Abiola Alao, 37, Kingsley Ita, 42, Irabor Fatarr Musa, 51, Solomon Esekheigbe, 48, Sandra Iribhogbe Popnen, 46, Edgal Iribhogbe, 50, Damilola Kumapayi, 33, and 58-year-old Ehiedu Onyeagwu.

Mathew Okpu, 57, Benedicta Atakare, 46, Segun Adeoye, 47, Chidindu Okeke, 28, Ngozi Okeke, 47, Nosoregbe Asemota, 46, Chigozi Ekwenugo, 53, Bukola Obaseki, 48, Stella Hadome, 43, Jequita Batchelor, 37, Osaretin Eghaghe, 37, Ejiro Ohwovoriole, 29, Isaac Asare, 48, Gold Ude, 44, Henrietha Oziegbe, 23, and Kingsly Oziegbe, 25, additionally made the checklist.

Nonetheless, the Division of Justice famous within the statements that the indictments are mere allegations of legal conduct and never proof.

“If convicted,” the assertion reads, “the defendants withstand 20 years in federal jail on the wire fraud conspiracy counts and as much as 10 years in jail on cash laundering conspiracy counts.”