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Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by Webvibez: 7:11am On Jul 11, 2017
Fawaz Olanrewaju Animasaun
A Nigerian, Fawaz Olanrewaju Animasaun will spend the next two years in jail in the United States for defrauding East Texans and others out of nearly $ 1m .
Twenty -seven -year-old Animasaun, is one of two persons named in a federal indictment for charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, as well as aiding and abetting.
He was travelling to the U .S . from Ghana, by way of Amsterdam , when he was arrested at the airport in New York in November last year.
Just a few weeks later, the 7-foot - 1- inch tall Nigerian was an inmate at the Gregg County Jail awaiting his turn in a federal courtroom .
Under a plea agreement finalised in May, Animasaun is serving three years in prison on the conspiracy charge. He is ordered to pay $ 930 ,737 .60 in restitution to three financial companies.
Court documents show Animasaun will pay $135 ,989 to East Texas -based Austin Bank as part of that restitution.
In addition, the agreement states that Northern Trust Company is due $46, 800 and UMB Financial Corporation is due $747 ,948 .60.
Animasaun and his alleged accomplice Idowu Temitope Omolade, also from Nigeria, are believed to be involved in at least 21 fraudulent wire transfers between April and August of 2012 .
And that may not be all.
A rare footnote made by a U .S . Attorney in the 21-page federal indictment reads , “ Because the purpose of this complaint is to set forth only those facts necessary to establish probable cause to arrest , I have not described all the relevant facts and circumstances of which I am aware . ”
The indictment says the purpose of the conspiracy was to “…
unlawfully obtain money through unauthorised transfers of funds from bank accounts and brokerage accounts .”
To do that , the Nigerian men allegedly impersonated actual account holders in emails exchanged with banking and financial services personnel . In those email conversations , the indictment says the suspects “… harvested details about the target accounts, including account balances, and obtained wire transfer instructions .” With those details, the suspects were then able to initiate a wire transfer without the account holder’ s knowledge or authorization .
The indictment said that the money was moved through a series of accounts using “ money mules ,” or people who may or may not have known they were assisting in the transfer .
Other financial institutions affected include Wells Fargo , UMB Bank , UMB Financial Corporation , Northern Trust and Northern Trust Corporation .
Animasaun was transferred out of the Gregg County Jail on June 28, in the custody of the U .S . Marshals. Federal Bureau of Prisons records show he is now in a detention centre in Brooklyn , New York, and will remain there until June 2019. He could have received up to 30 years in prison for each count of the indictment.
The indictment states that Animasaun kept Omolade informed of the progress, and told him when to expect specific wire transfers . Omolade is not listed as a federal inmate, and there is no record of an arrest . Aliases listed in the indictment include “ Michael Chernick” and “CLICKIDONLINE .

Animasaun is listed in the indictment with four aliases, including “ Larry Hoover” and “ Slim Husstle Olanraywaju.”



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Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by Ajewealth123(m): 7:14am On Jul 11, 2017
Nkan food don done o.
Yea he is from my region but a stupid one
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by holatin(m): 7:16am On Jul 11, 2017
mehn seems all tribe for naija get one default for their wiring.
Igbo - drug smuggling
yoruba- scamming
hausa- lethal weapon/ homicidal maniac
I just tire
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by eezeribe(m): 7:22am On Jul 11, 2017
holatin:
mehn seems all tribe for naija get one default for their wiring.

Igbo - drug smuggling

yoruba- scamming

hausa- lethal weapon/ homicidal maniac

I just tire
OK
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by Nobody: 7:25am On Jul 11, 2017
holatin:
mehn seems all tribe for naija get one default for their wiring.

Igbo - drug smuggling

yoruba- scamming

hausa- lethal weapon/ homicidal maniac

I just tire

Edo, prostitution.
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by kocvalour(m): 7:32am On Jul 11, 2017
Afonja
with his Cone head just like dammy nd Davido
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by holatin(m): 7:35am On Jul 11, 2017
kennygee:


Edo, prostitution.

5, 4,3,2,1

holatin chapter 4 verse 11

and they ( edo people ) shall come for you and when they cum, I wount be here to catch any stray bullet meant for thee
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by Rilwayne001: 8:00am On Jul 11, 2017
No matter the travails we go through in life, somebody else has it worse. Hardship is no excuse for criminality. The law has no feelings.
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by Zilifish: 8:01am On Jul 11, 2017
grin
Re: Us Jails Nigeria’s Animasaun For $1m Wire Fraud by Mynd44: 11:40am On Jul 11, 2017

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