A 34-year-old Nigerian national, Kingsley Otuya was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for his part fraud, money laundering and romance schemes in Austin, Texas that netted more than $1 million.
One of Otuya's victims killed herself after losing hundreds of thousands of dollars and being "emotionally devastated" by the romance scam, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas said on Tuesday, July 17.
Multiple victims faced serious financial hardship as a result of the schemes. According to court documents, Otuya used an online dating profile to target at least one of the victims.
“This case brutally illustrates how fraud schemes hurt victims not only financially but also emotionally,” said U.S. Attorney John F. Bash. “We will remain steadfast in our efforts to protect Americans from transnational criminal conspiracies.”
Otuya pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in April 2018.
Authorities began investigating him as part of a series of investigations in Austin into the activities of West African fraud schemes, officials said.
Acting as a "catcher," Otuya would quickly withdraw fraudulently obtained funds from bank accounts where the victims had deposited money, and would then send the money to his co-conspirators before victims tried to recover their funds.
Authorities said he used fake passports to open nine different bank accounts under false names in Austin and often withdrew $10,000 or less to avoid bank reporting requirements.
Otuya was paid a fee for the fraud proceeds that went through his accounts, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Court records show Otuya will likely be deported back to Nigeria following his prison term.
He has been ordered to pay more than $966,000 and be placed under supervised release for three years after he is released.

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Show him no mercy.

When his prison term is done, send him to Nigeria nak.ed without anything of economic value.

We are tired of thieves creating an inflation and overpricing of goods and assets, when the honest Nigerian with a decent job can never save up to own such at the prevailing artificial prices.

If this fraudster and thief wasn't caught, he would have been one of many Nigerian millionaires perpetuating the bourgeois concept of highbrow real estate assets all over Nigeria, when there's hardly anything decent and affordable for those working to earn their money, yet the little they get to save is still lost to criminals like him who can afford everything their greedy eyes see.

All the highrise apartments and detached duplexes in Nigeria are being built with criminals like him in mind. The car showrooms are decorated with the latest models of luxury cars to cater for such lazy Nigerians and not the hardworking ones.


Monkey dey work for Ojuelegba and jumping inside moving danfo, Baboon dey chop for Banana Island and cruising with Bentley.

Shocking!!

This is the kind of riff raff mostly on nairaland business section advertising U.S cash deposits for sale. 11 years is not enough, a minimum of 25years in jail should be handed out.

Igbo amaka

Oh no, this SWINES will never stop disgracing the country in a foreign land.
Must this negative news continue everyday?
Anybody, Any tribe giving the country a bad name out there, the same woes And calamity that will befall the corrupt Nigerian politicians will never escape them also.

It serves well

by their name,you shall know them

God punish all you internet scammers out there, including the faggorts who lurk here on Nairaland. If you are proud of what you do for a living, may your children and grandchildren inherit your trade. God punish all of una! E no go better for una generation...lazy mother ffffkers!!!!

Kingsley ÔTÛya!


Makai cum and be going oh

Awon picker...

The land of the rising sun

Sometimes i wonder if our leaders are our only problem...

If they make their host proud, their are Americans, or at best African Americans. But if they commit crimes, they are strictly Africans.
He deserves his full punishment though, the only thing I need to point out is that he's not Nigerian. He's Biafran.

Dis oyibo pple sef,...dnt dey learn??

Everytime dey ar cautioning dem yet dey still fall prey!!

Well, dey ar paying for Lord Luggard & Mungo Park's Sins.

Dey are stil owing us sef.....we neva evn collect reach one quarter of wetin dem carry our forefathers eye see.

NCAN... over over! i repeat over.

Igbo Amaka

It is their calling

Analysiscorner:

Is Otuya an Igbo name?

Argue with your ancenstorasians

Prosperchuks1344:


it's part of your religion..
yolloba Ajoka.

Why are you denying your brood blothers Na?

What does Otuya mean, please?

He's proudly afonja!

Fear yahoo boys. If u have any yahoo guy as a friend trust me.. trust me..., you are the only one in that relationship... Those guys are walking without conscience..

Otuya is not Igbo name.

Analysiscorner:
What does Otuya mean, please?

U no chop suya before?

The name is from Edo or Delta.

LosVikingos:
Igbo Amaka

It is their calling

Is Otuya an Igbo name?

Man must survive

Picker Aiyeeee...

larryman98:
Otuya is not Igbo name.

who asks you?

Let him rot there

NAME CHECKERS RIGHT NOW

eluquenson:
Igbo amaka

Ewu Gambia
Is that an Igbo name?

Why are you denying your tribesman