famola:
THIS IS NOT TRUE WE HAVE CLEAN NIGERIAN WORKING HARD TO MAKE MONEY

DikeOha882:
http://www.stelladimokokorkus.com/2015/10/nigerian-conspirators-indicted-for.html?m=1

Nigerian Conspirators Indicted for Defrauding Elderly Victims of Millions of Dollars
They Allegedly Formed Online Romantic Relationships to Entice the Victims To Provide Money

Members of the conspiracy searched online dating websites to initiate romantic relationships with elderly male and female individuals.  They phoned, emailed, texted and used internet chat messenger services to form romantic relationships with the victims, who lived in Maryland and around the country.






 A federal grand jury indicted the following defendants on charges arising from a scheme to defraud elderly victims of millions of dollars:

- Gbenga Benson Ogundele, a/k/a “Benson Ogundele,” age 57, of Laurel, Maryland.

-Mukhtar Danjuma Haruna, a/k/a “Mukhtar Haruna Danjuma” and “Mukky,” of Lagos, Nigeria.

-Victor Oyewumi Oloyede, age 41, of Laurel.

- Olusegun Charles Ogunseye, a/k/a “Charles O. Ogunseye,” age 58, of Laurel.

-Babtunde Emmanuel Popoola, a/k/a “Emmanuel Popoola” and “Tunde Popoola, age 40,of Bowie, Maryland.

- Adeyinka Olubunmi Awolaja, Jr., a/k/a “Yinka O. Awolaja, Jr.,” age 33, formerly of New Carrolltown, Maryland.

- Mojisola Tinuola Popoola, a/k/a “Mojisola Oluwakemi Tin Popoola” and “Moji T. Popoola,” age 41, of Laurel.

-Olusola Olla, age 48, of Brown Summit, North Carolina.

- Olufemi Wilfred Williams, a/k/a “Wilfred Olufemi Williams” and “Femi Williams,” age 26, of Owings Mills, Maryland.

The indictment was returned on May 18, 2015 and partially unsealed on September 30th upon the arrests of eight of the defendants. Mukhtar Haruna has not been arrested and is believed to be overseas.  

Olusola Olla had his initial appearance in federal court in North Carolina yeserday morning, and was ordered detained and to be transferred to Maryland.

 The initial appearances of the remaining defendants who were arrested are scheduled for yesterday afternoon in federal court in Greenbelt and Illinois.

The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Special Agent in Charge Kevin Perkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to the 10 count indictment, from January 2011 to May 18, 2015, members of the conspiracy searched online dating websites to initiate romantic relationships with elderly male and female individuals.  They phoned, emailed, texted and used internet chat messenger services to form romantic relationships with the victims, who lived in Maryland and around the country.

The indictment alleges that members of the conspiracy used a number of false stories and promises to convince the victims to provide money to the conspirators, including fake hospital bills, plane trips to visit the victims, problems with overseas businesses and foreign taxes.  The conspirators opened bank accounts in order to receive millions of dollars from the victims.

The indictment alleges numerous deposits from several victims into bank accounts controlled by the defendants, or checks received from the victims, ranging in individual amounts from $1,720 to $30,000.

All of the defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, and for conspiring to commit money laundering.
Additionally, all of the defendants except for Mojisola Popoola face a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison to be served consecutive to any other sentence for aggravated identity theft, arising from the alleged use of a victim’s name, bank account number or driver’s license in furtherance of the fraud scheme.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt.  An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceedings.
The Maryland Identity Theft Working Group has been working since 2006 to foster cooperation among local, state, federal, and institutional fraud investigators and to promote effective prosecution of identity theft schemes by both state and federal prosecutors. This case, as well as other cases brought by members of the Working Group, demonstrates the commitment of law enforcement agencies to work with financial institutions and businesses to address identity fraud, identify those who compromise personal identity information, and protect citizens from identity theft.

Yesterday’s announcement is part of the efforts undertaken in connection with the President’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force.  The task force was established to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes.  With more than 20 federal agencies, 94 U.S. attorneys’ offices, and state and local partners, it’s the broadest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to combat fraud.  

Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets; and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations.  Since fiscal year 2009, the Justice Department has filed over 18,000 financial fraud cases against more than 25,000 defendants.  For more information on the task force, please visit www.StopFraud.gov.



United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the FBI for its work in the investigation and thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas P. Windom and Leah Jo Bressack, who are prosecuting the case.


*This report was posted on www.justice.gov/usao on September 30th 2015

stella dimokokorkus at 10:01

shammah1:
Are you kidding me?

By the time he finishes his jail term it'll be 2027. I'll be a proud owner of a private jet and also will impact a lot lives with my good music. So help me God.

adekunle0000:

HYPOCRISY!!! Get it into your thick skull that WE ARE NOT UNITED OOOOO! the sooner we stop pretending about it, the better for all parties involved. I cannot pretend to be in unity with a group of nomads who thinks that it is their divine right to rule and lord it over others Or those that considers themselves the fountain of knowledge (products of Free education, aimed just to mass produce school attendees) as well as the most hospitable host to a fellow Nigerian. imagine. SAY NO TO HYPOCRISY NOW.

4stylz:


Shame on you, you are telling us you cried?? What Happened to your sense of humor?

olatunji390:

Noo. He want to dance Atewo

Remilekun101:



Why are you so senseless like this

shammah1:
Are you kidding me?

By the time he finishes his jail term it'll be 2027. I'll be a proud owner of a private jet and also will impact a lot lives with my good music. So help me God.

teasel:
Aren't Nigerian guys tired of this bullshit?!
Can't you guys even advise each other instead of wasting your time whining about women on the internet?
Don't you guys even feel embarrased?
So pathetic.

Hidentity:
Just before you pick his name and insult his ethnic group, read this.


I think that I have observed this for quite a while and I think that it need be said.

I expressed my concern on why Nigerian youths remain leaders of tomorrow even till tomorrow to someone a few years back, and he suggested that I become a member of a few social media outfits. I did- Nairaland is one. He didn't say more, but I have seen more.

E-friends, it is easier to trap the water in an ocean in a glass cup than it is to see one reasonable comment on a page on Nairaland. Is it that hard to just ignore a topic if one has nothing intellectually benefiting or wise to say than insult the feelings of a tribe, religion or sex?

Look at it from here, a lot of unemployed youths are here lamenting and the story continues year in and out. If you were an employer, are you likely to take someone on a forum like this serious to conduct the affairs of your business or firm? These things matter, but it seems we either don't know or we just deny that we don't. There are people of incredible and distinguished personalities here, but with these comments fanning the embers of ethnic war, can youths like us be left with sensitive issues like nation building?

We can't lament that we are being sidelined when we lack the diplomatic tact and mental credential to make a simple remarkable comment. Insult me for this, I don't care- people take to insult when they are short of logic. But it is saddening that these e-children of ethnic war are thought to mirror the rest of us who are not in the bandwagon of victims of social, moral and intellectual decadence.

I expected that Seun or the mods would fashion out a way to halt this madness. The truth is that not paying attention to little details has led to several wars and disasters. If this trend of singling out an ethnic group as criminals, rapists or ritualists subsists, we all may not be able to tell the story of the consequences. We can choose our actions, but we cannot choose the consequences, why don't you just keep quiet or type something worthwhile?

I am a proud Yoruba and a Christain, but I know that in my formation process, I became human first before becoming a Yoruba or a Christian and as long as the next person is human, I should be fair to him. Why can't we just live and let live? The leaders of tomorrow are just more terrible than the ones of today.

If an Igbo person is caught for doing drugs, it is not because he is Igbo- it is because of the inherent criminal nature in every human which he didn't curb. If one Hausa man is caught for terrorism, it is not because Hausa people are terrorists, it is because of the inhumane part of every human he did not restrict. If a Yoruba man is caught for raping, it does not make Yoruba people rapists, it is because that particular Yoruba man failed to control the animal instinct in him. Committing crime is never an identity of any tribe or ethnic group because speaking English does not make one a Briton.

The future awaits us- we cannot succeed in giving it the best with the way we reason, comment and react here.
I am Igbo, but na serious word you talk pally.
One Nigeria!
Thanks

ajepako:



I follow you say Amen jare, good citizen,,

NICOGRAVITY:
When will our fellow Nigerians stop painting us BLACK? Are we not BLACK enough?
I remember working in a warehouse with NEXT, a white guy approached me, asking me where I come from originally, I told him am Nigerian, he became so excited, and he was asking me for credit card numbers, laptops, phones etc. Saying a lot of Nigerians sales such to him.
I was sooooo soooo embarrassed that I went to the toilet to weep.
But I gave the young man the warning of his life, threatened to call the police on him, and he gently walked away.
Will never forget that day in my life.

OyinMIXmola:
re read wat u juz said,do u even undstnd it atal nt to tok of oda ppl...working abroad indeed
,u stil dey weep?

majamajic:
Pls note ****** ANYASI is mostly beard by people close to south eastern Nigeria.

Cos I know the next thing

Kestolove:
I knw sae e no go pass yeebohs...criminals

kramer:
I did not come here to see the name