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Three Canadians arrested in $5-billion money-laundering scheme

Toronto Police helped the FBI uncover a $5-billion fraud and money-laundering conspiracy in a case they say highlights the need for co-operation to track crime proceeds that cross borders more easily than ever.

FBI officers and United States Postal Inspection Service investigators watched Thursday in Toronto police headquarters as Detective Sergeant Ian Nichol traced the evolution of the case, which led to charges against three Toronto-area residents and six south of the border.

“We saw significant linkage with what was going on on the U.S. side … notes were compared, and lo and behold, we were onto something bigger than what we had originally,” Sgt. Nichol said.

The three charged locally are alleged to have wired funds through accounts in several countries, including the proceeds of “romance scams.”

They came to police attention through a local case: a 63-year-old Canadian widow who was swindled of her life’s savings in 2014.

“I will say, just as a personal anecdote, that we went to visit her in the wintertime and found her … at her home, and the heat was barely on,” said Deputy Constable Mike Kelly from the financial crimes unit. “She was wearing a jacket and mittens inside, and a jacket and hat, in her house. She’s been economically ruined.”

The woman had begun what she believed was a romantic relationship with a man she met on a dating site; it turned out to be fabricated, Constable Kelly said. In the course of a few months, believing the man was facing emergencies, she handed over $609,000.

Two men will face extradition to the U.S. when the Canadian fraud and money-laundering charges against them have been resolved: 34-year-old Ikechukwu Amadi of Mississauga and 41-year-old Akohomen Ighedoise of Toronto. A woman, 31-year-old Pineo Molefe, was charged with money-laundering.

“We are concerned there may be more victims, not only in Canada but elsewhere,” Sgt. Nichol said. “Because these offences are … largely initiated over the Internet and followed up on over the Internet, borders are essentially meaningless.”

source: http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/crime/three-canadians-arrested-in-dollar5-billion-money-laundering-scheme/ar-BBmlbSH?li=AAadgLE&ocid=iehp
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When I first started reading this article.. I was just thinking I hope these are not Nigerians and then BAM! I saw the "canadaians' names

....was tempted to check the names....

5 whatttttttttttt? Is dis story real?

$5 billion!!! That's a lot, I can't believe people are still falling for this scam this day and age.

“She was wearing a jacket and mittens inside, and a jacket and hat, in her house. She’s been economically ruined.”

Ehyah

Hmmm. what an huge amount of money.

By the way, I'm not a member of name checkers association.

I want to urge the mods to ban any moniker that liken this topic to their tribal controversies.

It's now they would remember their nigerian roots... if they won Olympics or Nobel prize they would be full Canadians

good.

Nigeria......well represented.

we proud of you guys.

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Name checkers.

ok

Nigerians again? Are they really Nigerians because the act is negative? May God save us.

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Hmmmm where did they steal this one from...

adroitish:
It's now they would remember their nigerian roots... if they won Olympics or Nobel prize they would be full Canadians

But the news article described them as canadians.

34-year-old Ikechukwu Amadi of Mississauga and 41-year-old Akohomen Ighedoise of Toronto. A woman, 31-year-old Pineo Molefe, was charged with money-laundering.

Even the Title of the article is "Three Canadians arrested in $5-billion money-laundering scheme"
There is no mention of nigeria in that article.
Its the title of the nairaland article that states them as Nigerians.

*grabs apoti*waiting for the name checkers and the tribal bigots.

All this one nah story
abeg helpers chk my signature

Nah them them
Ikechuwudi

Nairaland Name Checkers Forum.

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MIC CHECK 1. 2

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Nigerians always showing the reflection of their leaders. Let us kill corruption before corruption kill us!!!

Name checkers are going to storm here soon!

Are you one?

Ayo oritsejafor must be among them check well

This one touch east south and west. Unity in progress

Always nigerians, always

Even when you are in a country with.opportunities