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Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by atorioke(m): 8:39am On Jul 15, 2017
He also stole several return preparer’s Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs) and used them to secure tax-related bank products and services that facilitated the issuance of tax refunds, to include blank check stock and debit cards. Williams used the blank stock to print checks funded by the fraudulent refunds and directed some of the refunds onto debit cards.




One Nigerian identified as Kunle Sodipo Williams, who resided in St. Louis, Missouri in United States has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, voter fraud and illegally re-entering the country after having been removed.



Williams will be sentenced in October as he faces a maximum 20 year jail term for the offences and deportation.



Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Carrie Costantin for the Eastern District of Missouri, said Sodipo entered the guilty plea in a Federal court in Alabama.



According to documents filed with the court, Kevin Kunlay (Kunle) Williams aka Kunlay Sodipo, 56, and others stole public school employees’ IDs from a payroll company and used them to electronically file more than 2,000 fraudulent federal income tax returns seeking more than $12 million in refunds.


He also stole several return preparer’s Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs) and used them to secure tax-related bank products and services that facilitated the issuance of tax refunds, to include blank check stock and debit cards. Williams used the blank stock to print checks funded by the fraudulent refunds and directed some of the refunds onto debit cards.


Williams previously entered the United States from Nigeria under the name Kunlay Sodipo, but was deported in 1995. In 1999, Williams illegally returned to the United States from Nigeria using the last name Williams.



In 2012, Williams registered to vote in federal, state and local elections by falsely claiming that he was a U.S. citizen and voted in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections.



Williams remains in federal custody and his sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 13 before Chief U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel.



Williams faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for mail fraud, 10 years in prison for illegal reentry, five years in prison for each voter fraud count and a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison for aggravated identity theft.



He also faces a period of supervised release, restitution, forfeiture and deportation.



Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg and Acting U.S. Attorney Costantin commended special agents of IRS Criminal Investigation, FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service as well as the Dothan, Alabama Police Department and Alexander City, Alabama Police Department, who investigated the case.



Goldberg and Constantin also commended Trial Attorneys Michael C. Boteler and Charles M. Edgar, Jr. of the Tax Division, who are prosecuting the case with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the Eastern District of Missouri and Middle District of Alabama.





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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by toxxnoni(m): 8:41am On Jul 15, 2017
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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by policy12: 8:44am On Jul 15, 2017
My people my people is our work o soft work.

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Ever8054: 8:56am On Jul 15, 2017
yoloba I salute....

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Ehiscotch(m): 9:04am On Jul 15, 2017
Tribal war loading...

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Nobody: 9:29am On Jul 15, 2017
my people can fall hand
smh undecided

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by adewumiopeyemi(m): 9:52am On Jul 15, 2017
Probably he will die in prison before releasing him.. undecided kiss May God help us..
Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by cyberdurable(m): 1:14pm On Jul 15, 2017
give it up for afonjas skull mining and fraud grin

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by NtoAkwaIbom(m): 1:14pm On Jul 15, 2017
lols
coming to watch the East vs the west keyboard-war

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Praktikals(m): 1:14pm On Jul 15, 2017
Yeeeeeeeeebo!

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by dangote7510(m): 1:15pm On Jul 15, 2017
Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by dbynonetwork: 1:15pm On Jul 15, 2017
They are the king of INTERNET FRAUD..

THEY SPECIALISE IN BEHEADING HUMANS AND HARVESTING THEIR ORGANS FOR MONEY MAKING....

THEY ARE THE MOST DREADED MIGRANT/FOREIGNERS LIVING IN UK....
MORE THAN 80% OF THEM IN UK/US ARE INTO INTERNET FRAUD/SCAM, I HAVE THE EVIDENCE HERE.


AFONJA! AFONJA!! AFONJA!!!

MAY GOD CONTINUE TO PROTECT ME AND MY FAMILY AND ALL THE UMUCHINEKE FROM ALL THESE DIABOLICAL & DREADED WESTERN NIGERIA TRIBE.
THEY SHALL CONTINUE TO USE THEMSELVES FOR MONEY MAKING...... AMEN

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by ednut1(m): 1:15pm On Jul 15, 2017
angry name checked. Na my tribe man

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by safiaapussy: 1:15pm On Jul 15, 2017
My Afonja Brother representing, I see you Egbon grin grin, bring all those abacha & diezani funds back cool!

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Samexdx(m): 1:15pm On Jul 15, 2017
Na we get this one... I've got nothing to say
Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Nobody: 1:15pm On Jul 15, 2017
Nairaland haf Tish me bad tging

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by emmymdk: 1:16pm On Jul 15, 2017
I wont!

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by pelumi111: 1:16pm On Jul 15, 2017
hmmmmm
Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by kodath(f): 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
kunle Williams. . lemme pretend as if I didn't see it

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Mcowubaba: 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
Praktikals:
Yeeeeeeeeebo!

U sure say Kunle na Igbo name cheesy smiley

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by SalamRushdie: 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
Nigerians and dishonest na tag team sad so sad
Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by ipobarecriminals: 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
angry angry embarassed embarassed embarassed angry angry angry angry angry angry angry .deport the useless thing back home asap,we have kuje,Alagbon close,Kebbi prison.Nonsense* Outta thread*

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by chris6flash: 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by deolu2000(m): 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
I am sure he has IPOB within him.

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by AAinEqGuinea: 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
who caused this

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by emmanwandud(m): 1:17pm On Jul 15, 2017
Ncan from South West reporting on duty....he's one of our own.

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Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by ariwamichael(m): 1:18pm On Jul 15, 2017
cheesy
Thats like more than 4 billion naira...Chai ppl get mind o
Re: Nigerian Sodipo Kunle Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In U.S. (Photo) by Ekiseme(m): 1:18pm On Jul 15, 2017
A lot of money

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