A Nigerian – Emmanuel Kazeem – who masterminded a plot to obtain millions in refunds from the United States Internal Revenue Service has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in Oregon.

Kazeem, 35, of Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced in Eugene, on Thursday for a “vast conspiracy” of identity theft and tax fraud.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the convict bought personal information (including social security numbers and dates of birth) and used same to fraudulently file thousands of tax returns on behalf of unwitting victims.

“Emmanuel Kazeem orchestrated one of the largest tax fraud schemes in our nation’s history. The complexity of this case and the incredible effort by law enforcement to bring those responsible to justice cannot be understated,” Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, said.

Kazeem purchased more than 91,000 stolen identities from a Vietnamese hacker—who pried that information from an Oregon background check company’s private database.

Between 2012 and 2015, Kazeem and his co-conspirators filed over 10,000 fraudulent tax returns in an attempt to get over $91 million in refunds.

Not all of the fake returns were successful—but out of a possible $91 million, Kazeem and his crew still managed to receive more than $11.6 million in refunds.

The lid over Kazeem’s fraudulent activities was blown open in 2013 after a Medford resident noticed that someone had filed false tax returns on behalf of her and her husband.

She alerted the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which swung into action and was able to track down Kazeem

Ishilove:
Hian. Is Kazeem native to Nigeria? We reject criminals like these

Funnicator:


You think they don't keep immigration records

Abi you think other countries deh like your s.h.ithole?

Funnicator:
Yoruba Muslims Ronu

seguno2:


Does Emmanuel sound like a Muslim name to you?
Abeg, carry your funnicator tribally fcvked up religious illiteracy far away from nairaland, where reasonable people meet to discuss better issues.

seguno2:


Nothing is conclusive from the name alone.
He could be from the middle belt or even south south or even one of the rare Muslims in the south east.

Funnicator:
You think they don't keep immigration records

Abi you think other countries deh like your s.h.ithole?

deepwater:
Is he a Yoruba Man?

Funnicator:
Yoruba Muslims Ronu

deepwater:
Is he a Yoruba Man?

seguno2:


Nothing is conclusive from the name alone.
He could be from the middle belt or even south south or even one of the rare Muslims in the south east.

deepwater:
Is he a Yoruba Man?

oooduancalmdown:
No. He is a flat-head

seguno2:


How are you different from the person whom you quoted

emelda86:
I know he's a yaraba demon

DREAMZZZ:
Atleast biafrans and aboki are reprensenting this country in russia positively...see what their counterparts from the waste are contributing