Akiara:
With all due respect. ....I solemnly ask that you stop commenting on issues you have no idea about.

This isn't Tinubu ,kashamu, akande business.of mudslinging to show your tribalistic orgasm.

This is a legitimate business that flouted the law of a foreign land. The incident is 100000times higher then your normal "ewedu and gbegiri" thinking. Did you see any Mc Oluomo party with aso-ebi in this thread? Abeg paddle you canoe!

lol that is finishing ooo,easy I know he will have some sense now.every thing to them must be viewed from tribal angle.

Advocate500:
that Is the only thing u can deduce from the whole story? Don't allow envy, jealousy to choke u to death.

Why would I be envious of a billionaire? Did you see my name on Nigeria's list of billionaires?

You people should direct your insults and useless anger towards the American Department of justice that investigated him for eight years before finally going public with series of indictments.

Advocate500:
look at a bigots calling someone names. How do u people reasoned?did onyema still ur money or that of ur family?an average igboman does not believe in American trash, air peace help to bring more of ur people in south Africa, ondo state people, what has he gotten return ,insult upon insult, America this America that as if they give a Bleep about ur low life.

I don't care even if he brought my people from Jupiter. Last time I checked, his airline operates from Yoruba land, not from your Osu land. Direct your miserable anger to the Americans, I am not responsible for his or your misery.

taiwoawoniyi:

Ah, they've been investigating for years fa.
If they can scrutinize Trump's account - their own President, they will scrutinize anybody who seems shady.

This is a legal matter.

Okay

OruExpress:


lol, I have nothing to prove either way, but the facts are available.

They've been fighting goat-herders in Afghanistan for almost 20 years.

Remember the Vietnam war too.

Wars are not won on paper...

Sirjamo:
Why would I be envious of a billionaire? Did you see my name on Nigeria's list of billionaires?

You people should direct your insults and useless anger towards the American Department of justice that investigated him for eight years before finally going public with series of indictments.

I thought we are one Nigeria? Y so much division, I have not heard that onyema stole from any bank or individual, he is running a legitimate business, paying tax to a weak government lead by the most clueless man on earth, maybe he faulted American financial regulations, that is the only reason they are fighting him, A man who said he is a Nigerian is making mockery of his country man?something is really wrong with us seriously.

Omoodua007:


Loool
Coming from the people that came up with jubril from Sudan

Don't display more mental problem, SE did not come up with Jubril from Sudan

mu2sa2:
"This is why we study history...though most of Nigeria has chosen not to." This is the aspect of your post that saddens me. Maybe the empty heads that struck off history from o'level syllabus were planted by the enemy. I am just wondering how a normal person who loves his country will sit down and say "don't study your history" - unbelievable, but it did happen!

That is the hand work of a supposed Prof. and former World Bank Vice President, Africa Region; Madam Oby as Minister of Education under Obj. Both did irreparable damage to our educational system and yet have the gut to form activist. One of the super legacies of the PDP.

OruExpress:

Bill Gates: [img]https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/washington-dc-usa-march-3-260nw-1366582616.jpg[img]
Warren Buffet:


If you don't recognize the third picture, it's Henry Ford being called to Congress during an audit of his business.

The US system is working the way the US system works. While those in Nigeria are confused and believe this is a DSS/EFCC style 'hunt', the US is very careful about who has money, and how they're spending it in the country, and everyone operating at the billion dollar level is at constant battle with the Congress, Senate, and Internal Revenue Service.

Most businesses in the US opt to keep the powers off their back by funding the campaigns of various politicians, buying ads with major media houses, and funneling earnings overseas or into charity.

This is why Bill Gates is in Africa all the time trying to give you vaccines lol. I hope you're open to learning something new.

Thanks for this

Advocate500:
I thought we are one Nigeria? Y so much division, I have not heard that onyema stole from any bank or individual, he is running a legitimate business, paying tax to a weak government lead by the most clueless man on earth, maybe he faulted American financial regulations, that is the only reason they are fighting him, A man who said he is a Nigerian is making mockery of his country man?something is really wrong with us seriously.

I don't have the capacity to mock an individual that is way above my level. Nothing I wrote in my post that isn't contained in the indictments by the Americans. You people should stop taking this personally and acknowledge the fact that Mr Onyema is in a very deep mess right now!!!

The thing be say people like this man.

That’s why I am praying and supporting his innocence.


If na person wey get money and Nigerians hate eh.

hammerD:


THE WHITE MAN HAVE RESERVED CERTAIN AREAS OF OUR ECONOMY FOR THEMSELVES TO RETRIEVE THEIR DOLLARS.


SOMETHING DEY CANNOT TRY WITH THE CHINESE.

AVIATION TRANSPORTATION IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM, AIR PEACE HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS STORY.

EVEN GOING TO FLY NIGERIANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA WITH PRIDE.

THIS IS WAT BLACKS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO DO.

BUT GOD WILL PUNISH THE WHITE MAN.

Another conspiracy theory. Is he the 1st or only black man to own an airline or even an Airport? Pls let’s be objective not sentimental. Let’s look at the reasons and see if they are valid or not and address it for that. There are laws governing countries and financial systems. They are just checks and balances. If he didn’t do anything wrong I’m sure he will be Cleared and if he breached any rules I’m sure he will have a good explanation for it and hopefully clears his name.

Nigeria is a very lawless country doesn’t mean we shudnt understand how things actually shud be done in sane climes. However I think the us are blowing this out of proportion.

SalamRushdie:
Nonsense !!! The US govt is not after Onyema because he made large purchases , infact they were aware from the onset that he had brought 20 million dollars into an American bank to buy an aircraft because he submitted a copy of his LC to them, the problem is that instead of using the money to buy the plane he now disbursed it it to various other account and that was were he breached their anti money laundering laws ...

You're right, it's nonsense.

I made many over $10K cash purchases and I have never been audited. I don't have Lawyers or Accountants on file either.

I'm getting sick and tired of Nigerians trying to justify fraud as defined by the host country where it occurred.

77up:
You are now repeating what we have read already from op here for us , kindly go to other thread and insult Buhari or go and find a thread to feast your tribal muscle since that's what you are good at and leave this intelligent thread for the people of the likes

U are not smart

Sirjamo:
Mr Onyema thought he could sell a dummy to the Americans by pretending to want to buy some aircrafts, but in reality, the money was meant to be diverted to his associates. He moved the money to America legally, and went ahead to distribute it illegally.

That man should hire more security guard to protect him properly, his associates might want to get rid of him before he rats them out to the FBI!!!

Wait for the case to end.

It's purely a set-up. He only disbursed the money into smaller accounts in different bank accounts because the the American regulators or his advisers must have alerted him that such a huge money in one account is illegal according to American constitution.

The white man is seeing a very aggressive n a clear competitor challenging them in the aviation industry and they want to silence that competition. Next step would be to use FG and destroy air peace and later u will start saying that the Black man is STUPID and that's why Nigeria doesn't have a national carrier

Sirjamo:
Why would I be envious of a billionaire? Did you see my name on Nigeria's list of billionaires?

You people should direct your insults and useless anger towards the American Department of justice that investigated him for eight years before finally going public with series of indictments.

Some asshat here also accused me of being jealous of the owner of IVM

Am I in the same league as him? Do I have a Chinese backed auto assembly plant?

Beautyaddy:


I don't really believe that.

So you think if China or Russia decides to stop spending in US dollars globally they'll be invaded

Russia n China are nuclear world powers, America can never invade dem.

But America has invaded many countries or severely sanctioned many countries that dumped the dollar, or switched allegiance from America n their democracy to communism in Russia n China

OruExpress:

Bill Gates: [img]https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/washington-dc-usa-march-3-260nw-1366582616.jpg[img]
Warren Buffet:


If you don't recognize the third picture, it's Henry Ford being called to Congress during an audit of his business.

The US system is working the way the US system works. While those in Nigeria are confused and believe this is a DSS/EFCC style 'hunt', the US is very careful about who has money, and how they're spending it in the country, and everyone operating at the billion dollar level is at constant battle with the Congress, Senate, and Internal Revenue Service.

Most businesses in the US opt to keep the powers off their back by funding the campaigns of various politicians, buying ads with major media houses, and funneling earnings overseas or into charity.

This is why Bill Gates is in Africa all the time trying to give you vaccines lol. I hope you're open to learning something new.

RUBBISH SO 20M DOLLARS IS A LARGE PURCHASE? RUBBISH. THEY TRYING HIM COS HEVUSED A FAKE COMPANY WITH FAKE DOCUMENTS AND ALSO TRIED LAUNDERING THE CASH BY PUTTING IT INTO OTHER OF HIS ACCIUBTS AWAY FROM HIS EARLIER PURPOSE HE HAD FILED

ornicus:
The court of public opinion does not play in the US.

especially not in financial crimes. financial crimes are cut and dried.

even in any business organization theft, embezzlement, forgery is easy to track because the records are there . this is partially why ASUU, imho is screaming about IPPIS. if i have been forging receipts, or invoices for a service over the years, the information is in a paper trail and can be retrieved in the course of an investigation. if i have been under declaring company revenue, the data can be reconciled.

there is no sentiment in investigation of financial crimes. it is audit/paper trail


the support of simpleton children is not going to help onyemas case.

The support of persecution complex kinsman will not help the case

Misguided nationalism will not help his case.

multiple nigerian businesses transact in the US every day. Nigerians order servers, enterprise software licenses, drilling equipment, vehicles, etc. they are not singled out or harassed

I have to wonder what he expects to achieve with this paid hack job.he wants is all to believe that this is just a simple misunderstanding by a Nigerian business that did not fully understand how to transact business in the US?



I am fairly sure we have an extradition treaty with the US.

If onyeama is not a criminal, we will not have to use it

This is the DOJ.this is not a state case.this is as they say, the feds. FBI, US marshals, ATF DEA. Professional lawmen. When you enter federal crime time, it's a serious matter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment





this is not an invitation for a chat. it is an indictment for a federal crime. A Nigerian businessman running a local airline that has zero global impact is not a threat to the us or the west in anything but the minds of some ill informed louts.

""A Nigerian businessman running a local airline that has zero global impact is not a threat to the us or the west""


Peace Air flies international.

The West do not need to allow u become an obvious threat, they nip u in the bud before u could sprout flowers n fruits.

hammerD:


THE WHITE MAN HAVE RESERVED CERTAIN AREAS OF OUR ECONOMY FOR THEMSELVES TO RETRIEVE THEIR DOLLARS.


SOMETHING DEY CANNOT TRY WITH THE CHINESE.

AVIATION TRANSPORTATION IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM, AIR PEACE HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS STORY.

EVEN GOING TO FLY NIGERIANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA WITH PRIDE.

THIS IS WAT BLACKS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO DO.

BUT GOD WILL PUNISH THE WHITE MAN.

dont generalize bros face the bad ones least i remember we are our own enemies we allowed all dis rubbish from ancestors to us

OruExpress:

Bill Gates: [img]https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/washington-dc-usa-march-3-260nw-1366582616.jpg[img]
Warren Buffet:


If you don't recognize the third picture, it's Henry Ford being called to Congress during an audit of his business.

The US system is working the way the US system works. While those in Nigeria are confused and believe this is a DSS/EFCC style 'hunt', the US is very careful about who has money, and how they're spending it in the country, and everyone operating at the billion dollar level is at constant battle with the Congress, Senate, and Internal Revenue Service.

Most businesses in the US opt to keep the powers off their back by funding the campaigns of various politicians, buying ads with major media houses, and funneling earnings overseas or into charity.

This is why Bill Gates is in Africa all the time trying to give you vaccines lol. I hope you're open to learning something new.

why in Allen's case did they issue an arrest warrant, there's more than just auditing.

Omoodua007:


Loool
Coming from the people that came up with jubril from Sudan

i am not from the eaet but dat jubril matter is true dat guy no be jubril its crystal clear

OruExpress:
I'll make it short.

CEO Allen Onyema (Air Peace) was flagged because in the United States, you don't make large purchases without forewarning authorities. The US economy and regulatory system is designed to flag and investigate anyone who makes a large single purchase, especially if it's not purchased with credit by the US creditor. Their reasoning is that

1. Large purchases can destabilize the economy and add an element of unpredictability to commercial markets. If Boeing makes 1 billion dollars from you 1 year, and doesn't make that 1 billion the next year, uninformed shareholder will panic and think the company is declining. Shareholders are interested in measured, incremental growth, and if a purchase is too large and done without warning, it will cause panic. You are also interrupting the companies planning and projections. While every business wants to make money, a corporation is more concerned with long term survival and controlling it's resources than gain. The wrong type of gain will hurt your ability to borrow. It's important to remember that before large purchases are made between corporations, they usually give each other months, or a year forewarning, and notify banks + authorities.

2. In the US, the only people that make large purchases without credit or lawyers, are criminals. This is what the US regulatory agencies believe. If you spend more than $10,000 without borrowing, the Internal Revenue Services will be notified. They will then inquire into your earnings, your spending habits, and your source of income. If these things don't match up with the ability to make a $10,000 purchase, you will be questioned and audited. During the audit, you will have to prove how you were able to spend that type of money in one go. This applies to any and everyone. Anyone that's able to spend more then $10,000 at once almost always hires lawyers and Financial Advisers certified by an accredited board. This 'financial team' answers audits and fights authorities and investigations while you spend you money as you wish.

If you look at every major company in the US, they have entire offices and buildings dedicated to staffing lawyers and auditors because they're under investigation 24/7. Even small businesses (business that make under $1 million USD annually) have advisors and lawyers dedicated to making it possible for them to make necessary large purposes.


What is ideal in the US system is if you put all of your cash in their banks and borrow from those banks when you need money, against the amount you have. This is the #1 way to keep auditors, the IRS, and various investigative departments away from you because you're no longer a threat to the economy, and there's a paper trail on your spending.



Below, I have a risk of 'IRS Red Flags'. These are the things that the US Federal Government look out for, and when seen, will investigate with the proper authorities. Sometimes these investigations involve more than one agency and this can include the Department of Revenue, Department of Justice, and Department of Commerce.

THIS OP IS DRUNK. FAKE NEWS. THIS HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CASE WHATSOEVER. SO THE US ISNT IN GOOD TERMS WITH QATAR THAT BUYS PLANES WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ABI? NONSENSE.

Beginning in approximately May 2016 , Onyema , together with Eghagha , allegedly used a series of export letters of credit to cause banks to transfer more than $20 m into Atlanta-based bank accounts controlled by Onyema . The letters of credit were purportedly to fund the purchase of five separate Boeing 737 passenger planes by Air Peace. The letters were supported by documents such as purchase agreements, bills of sale , and appraisals proving that Air Peace was purchasing the aircraft from Springfield Aviation Company LLC, a business registered in Georgia, ” the statement read in part .
It stated that, however , the supporting documents were fake as Springfield Aviation Company LLC, which is owned by Onyema and managed by a person with no connection to the aviation business, never owned the aircraft, and the company that allegedly drafted the appraisals did not exist.

PrecisionFx:






""A Nigerian businessman running a local airline that has zero global impact is not a threat to the us or the west""


Peace Air flies international.

The West do not need to allow u become an obvious threat, they nip u in the bud before u could sprout flowers n fruits.

I am sure flights within Africa and to Dubai will put a big dent in British air ways, Lufthansa, delta air and Co.

Please continue in your delusions that your money launderer is a budding world class businessman. This is the way some shop girls were shouting with confidence that the owner of techno is from a village in umuahia. No difference between you and her in thinking

A transaction is flagged because it is suspicious or deemed suspicious.which means it is put on hold. If you can defend the transaction, it flies through.if not you start again, or if the transaction is fraudulent, you are reported.

This is way beyond flagging of a transaction.the transactions have been flagged, investigated and deems fraudulent.

Wao ! I really learnt from this rules, one needs to learn of countries before doing business with them ,some of this laws or practices es can be a bit harsh and can send ignorant to jail.No room for hiding, more especially the criminals

xelly:
I have come to understand that Yorubas are pathetic Idiots that are so envious, unstable and wicked. We are solidly behind Onyema and Airpeace must stand.

If it is the Dangotes, boarder must have been closed for indigenous airlines to operate. Yoruba is the cause of the suffering in Nigeria. Read their comment and see how they are happy that such amount is seized. That is Nigeria's money being held there. It belongs to Onyema but it has indirect effect on you.

Unstable people

You iPods are cursed beyond redemption. So Yorubas are the cause of Allens problems. You have been programmed to blame Yorubas for all your misfortunes. God will punish all you ipod miscreants for being intentionally foo.lish.
How can people be so daft in large numbers. Tufiakwa

Spallanzani:

Says the one that comes from the den of thieves, forgers , baby factory, drug dealers and armed robber. If you can't address him as a person and not involved his region them you should watch as your region will be rubbished.

You fools will be abusing others but let the table turn, all of you will rush and fill the front page with insults. Assuming this news is about Tinubu, you Igbos will have littered the entire thread with insults. Nonsense, you are getting what you dished out to others and it won't stop

The cursed animals will blame yorubas for all their problems and fool.ishness.
Go to their FB page and see how fo.olish they are

OruExpress:

Bill Gates: [img]https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/washington-dc-usa-march-3-260nw-1366582616.jpg[img]
Warren Buffet:


If you don't recognize the third picture, it's Henry Ford being called to Congress during an audit of his business.

The US system is working the way the US system works. While those in Nigeria are confused and believe this is a DSS/EFCC style 'hunt', the US is very careful about who has money, and how they're spending it in the country, and everyone operating at the billion dollar level is at constant battle with the Congress, Senate, and Internal Revenue Service.

Most businesses in the US opt to keep the powers off their back by funding the campaigns of various politicians, buying ads with major media houses, and funneling earnings overseas or into charity.

This is why Bill Gates is in Africa all the time trying to give you vaccines lol. I hope you're open to learning something new.

Toledo. This is how you fail exams, what does being by Congress has anything to do with arrest warrant issued against a money launderer? Those people you have mentioned were invited to clear the air about allegations against their company which is different from being wanted for criminal act, get well from ethnic bigotry.

SalamRushdie:
Nonsense !!! The US govt is not after Onyema because he made large purchases , infact they were aware from the onset that he had brought 20 million dollars into an American bank to buy an aircraft because he submitted a copy of his LC to them, the problem is that instead of using the money to buy the plane he now disbursed it it to various other account and that was were he breached their anti money laundering laws ...

Thanks for this post. While I am always on the side of the legal Maxim that "all men are innocent until proven guilty", I am nonetheless disturbed by the attempts to rewrite the charge sheet by Allen Onyeama's camp.

This original poster's attempt to mislead the readers as to why CEO Onyeama was flagged is pedestrian and is damaging to the man's situation. The U.S authorities disclosed why he was charged ( and this was for forged documents).

Between yesterday and today, I have read 2 accounts from Onyeama's camp or people sympathetic towards his cause - one from his lawyers and this other one right here, and disturbingly both accounts have not addressed the vexatious issue of forged documents with intent of laundering money through the U.S financial systems.

I do hope that the CEO Air Peace comes out of this unscathed, but I implore his PR handlers, lawyers and all those who sincerely love him to desist from steering the arguments towards non-issues and find a way to convince the American authorities that there was no forgery as alleged.

Sirjamo:
Mr Onyema thought he could sell a dummy to the Americans by pretending to want to buy some aircrafts, but in reality, the money was meant to be diverted to his associates. He moved the money to America legally, and went ahead to distribute it illegally.

That man should hire more security guard to protect him properly, his associates might want to get rid of him before he rats them out to the FBI!!!

conspiracy theorists that see the moon from under a shade.

In your Country and you're witch-hunting someone else in his country accusing him of fraud because he came to your gods forsaken shit hole. Where is that thunder killing cows.