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A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by exlinkleads(f): 10:33am On Jul 15, 2017
Mr. Kunle Sodipo Williams, a Nigerians of Yoruba decent who resided in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, voter fraud and illegally re-entering the country after he was deported.

Williams who faces a maximum 20 year jail term for the offences and deportation, will be sentenced in October. 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. Williams 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: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by softwerk(f): 10:39am On Jul 15, 2017
AFONJA representative grin

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Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by Lalas247(f): 10:41am On Jul 15, 2017
Fraudsters of Laive
We no they tire .. RIP in Prison grin

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Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by madridguy(m): 10:44am On Jul 15, 2017
Wire fraud everywhere.
Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by Gobhanky: 10:45am On Jul 15, 2017
Agonjas can like tax refund.
Cashiers check
And wire wire.
Craigslist nor dey open for naija ip again
Kai

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Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by newyorks(m): 11:17am On Jul 15, 2017
smileysmiley afonja.

i love brilliant people.

NCAN take note "william sodipo"

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Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by GeneralOjukwu: 11:52am On Jul 15, 2017
WTF?

"He's of Yoruba descent"

That's overt tribalism Bro....

One Nigeria!

Being sarcastic here for those with micro sense of humour

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Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by Nobody: 11:58am On Jul 15, 2017
Na them Yoruba's again
Awon accommodators
Won le accommodate anybody
Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by WebSurfer(m): 12:02pm On Jul 15, 2017
Yoloba boys again
Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by funlord(m): 12:13pm On Jul 15, 2017
exlinkleads:
Mr. Kunle Sodipo Williams a Nigerian of Yoruba decent who resided in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, voter fraud and illegally re-entering the country after he was deported.



E be like say one of our recent NCAN reports on your own people's activities been pain you sha because the way you force this part enter the post get as e be! wink


Anyway I can see an Otunba Kunle Shodiposon a.k.a Dammy representing our sophisticated ewedu slurping homies from the west side this fine morning!


Too bad for the afonjigeddys...adupe oh! grin

Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by Anikulhapo(m): 12:34pm On Jul 15, 2017
Igbos(represented by Nwude) 1-1 Afonjas(represented by Shodipo)
Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by NCANChairman(m): 12:46pm On Jul 15, 2017
Mr. Kunle Sodipo Williams, a Nigerians of Yoruba decent


According to documents filed with the court, Kevin Kunlay(Kunle) Williams aka Kunlay Sodipo, 56 who resided in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, voter fraud and illegally re-entering the country after he was deported.

Question, why is it that senior citizens of Oodua Republic carry crime on their head in old age?

Re: A Nigerian, Sodipo Williams Pleads Guilty To $12million Fraud In US by alcmene: 1:42pm On Jul 15, 2017
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