Six Nigerian nationals extradited from the
authorities of South Africa have extradited
six Nigerians to Mississippi, United States
to face multiple fraud charges.
According to a media note made available
to our correspondent in New York
yesterday, the accused persons were
extradited from South Africa to Gulfport,
Mississippi, to face a nine-count federal
indictment in the Southern District of
Mississippi alleging various Internet fraud
schemes.
The media note further indicated that a
total of 20 defendants are being charged
in this case.
The Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.
Caldwell of the Justice Department’s
Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney
Gregory K. Davis of the Southern District
of Mississippi who signed the media note
gave the names of the extradited
Nigerians as Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30;
Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31; Olusegun Seyi
Shonekan, 33.
Others are Taofeeq Olamilekan Oyelade,
30; Olufemi Obaro Omoraka, 26; and
Anuoluwapo Segun Adegbemigun, 39.
They were charged along with 15 others
in an October 7, 2014 indictment with
conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire
fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit
identity theft, use of unauthorized account
access devices, theft of U.S. government
funds and conspiracy to commit money
laundering.
The charges stem from the defendants
alleged participation in numerous
Internet-based complex financial fraud
schemes, including romance scams, re-
shipping scams, fraudulent check scams
and work-at-home scams, as well as
bank, financial and credit card account
takeovers.
According to the allegations in the
indictment, from as early as 2001, the
defendants identified and solicited
potential victims through online dating
websites and work-at-home
opportunities.
In some instances, the defendants
allegedly carried on fictitious online
romantic relationships with victims for the
purpose of using the victims to further
certain objectives of the conspiracy.
For example, the indictment alleges that
the defendants convinced victims to ship
and receive merchandise purchased with
stolen personal identifying information
(PII) and compromised credit card and
banking information, to deposit counterfeit
checks, and to transfer proceeds of the
conspiracy via wire, U.S. mail or express
delivery services.
Meanwhile, other defendants like Teslim
Olarewaju Kiriji, 30; Olutoyin Ogunlade, 41;
and Dennis Brian Ladden, 75, have been
convicted of offences relating to their
roles in the schemes while defendants
Susan Anne Villeneuve, 49; and Genoveva
Farfan, 45; Sesan Olumide Farin, 40; Femi
Alexander Mewase, 44; Rhulane Fionah
Hlungwane, 24; and Adekunle Adefila, 40,
are awaiting trial.
Apart from these people, the United States
is seeking extradition from Nigeria of
defendants Kayode Bamidele, Ajayi
Oluwaseyi Stephen and Emmanuel Adeniyi
Osokomaiya over their roles in the
criminal acts while defendants Gabriel
Oludare Adeniran and Oduntan Sikiru
Lawani remain fugitives.
This case is being investigated by
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Significant assistance was also provided
by the Criminal Division’s Office of
International Affairs, the HSI Cyber Crimes
Center, HSI Attachés in Pretoria and
Dakar, U.S. Marshals Service’s
International Investigations Branch and
the Southern District of Mississippi, the
South African Police Service (SAPS)
Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation
(DPCI) Electronic Crimes Unit, the SAPS
Interpol Extradition Unit, the South African
National Prosecution Authority, and the
South African Department of Justice and
Constitutional Development.
The case is being prosecuted by Trial
Attorney Robert Tully of the Criminal
Division’s Organized Crime Gang Section
and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Annette
Williams and Scott Gilbert of the Southern
District of Mississippi.

Source: www.leadership.ng/news/446871/6-nigerians-extradited-to-us-to-face-fraud-charges

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6 Nigerians? But if they were to be obi, Emeka, Kalu, Okafor, Ibe and Uche the headlines would have been 6 Igbos and some Yorubas would have flooded here with their venomous insults. Nigeria definitely has a date with TRUTH and I can't wait for that date.