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*jona:
U.S. dismantles International Credit Card, Identity Theft ring of Nigerians

[b]New York City officials busted an international credit card and identity theft ring that ensnared more than 6,000 customers around the world and caused about $15 million in losses, police and prosecutors said Thursday. Most of the indicted members of the ring are Nigerians.

The ring was based in New York with roots in Nigeria, and suspects were accused of shipping stolen or illegally-obtained credit cards to buyers around the world.

More than 35 people have been indicted on enterprise corruption charges. So far, at least 22 suspects pleaded not guilty to enterprise corruption and other charges in state Supreme Court in Queens. Most of the suspects were Nigerian nationals living in New York.

Wole "Shola" Ogunewen lead the largest ring, and three others, Charles Femi Adoyele, Ayanwale Ganiyu and Abdul Razack Yusuf, operated smaller rings, prosecutors said. Some of the ringleaders, including Ogunewen and Ganiyu, were still at large, prosecutors said. At least one was believed to be in Nigeria.

Adoyele's lawyer, Marvyn Kornberg, said his client was among those who pleaded not guilty and would save any comments for the trial. A message left with Yusuf's attorney was not immediately returned.

Investigators were tipped off in September 2007 after the owner of a Queens real estate office opened a package meant for an employee and discovered 60 valid credit cards in various names, said Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. The yearlong investigation used surveillance and wiretaps on 81 cell phones. Investigators translated thousands of calls into English, and executed search warrants that netted thousands of dollars in cash, machines used to make fake IDs and dozens of computers.

Kelly and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said the ring was made up of three enterprises working together. Legitimate cards meant for Citibank, Chase and Capital One customers were somehow diverted into the hands of thieves who used them to withdraw thousands in cash. They would also use personal identification information, including mother's maiden name and Social Security numbers from real customers, to loot accounts. The groups operated in many locations including California, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Ireland, Japan, England and Egypt.

Officials said ID mills were also set up in Brooklyn where scam members would make fradulent licenses and credit cards to use as backup for the stolen cards.

"This is a constant race that law enforcement is in, to find out what technology is being used, and to assist in developing technology to protect against it," Kelly said.

Officials warned residents to keep a close watch on credit cards and bank information, and to check credit reports regularly for any unusual activity.

Investigators are still looking into how the cards were diverted, and whether more people were involved.[/b]

Badriyyah:
Finally!!! Hope he gets what he deserves!!!

jamace:

is jamace one of those Akwa ibom winches ? one of those pastors on youtube claimed about two million winches in Akwa ibom,the video is on youtube,type African winches akwa ibom will come up.

redsun:
I hope they lock up the culprits in metal institutions indefinitely,prolific child molesters and abusers.

moph:
please don't call oshiomole when talking of progressives, he is a bad dream Edo people are having, replace his name with Ameachi we should always look at people moving us forward in the right directions, Oshiomole has put Edo state in reverse from were Osumbor left the state.

redsun:
But what on earth made these people think that killing a human being can make them rich and powerful?or are they selling the organs for transplants to western and rich recipients?

Organs donations are in short supply in england and the rest of the real world.

Phemzy:
I fear for them

*jona:
Police kill 4 kidnap suspects in Anambra - As gunmen kidnap engineer
[b]Sylvanus Eze, Akwa and Sylvester Idowu, Warri - 14.05.2009

Four suspected kidnappers have been killed in Anambra State, while about five others were arrested by the state police command. The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Amusa Bello, told newsmen in Awka on Wednesday, that “the only good thing for the kidnappers is to leave the state.”


Bello also said that several armed robbery suspects were also apprehended on Tuesday by his command. Both the robbery and suspected kidnappers, according to Bello, would be charged to court by the command.


He said those who were killed engaged his men in a shoot-out at Abagana and Enugwu-Ukwu respectively last week. According to him, “Anambra State will no longer contain them,” adding that the state police command was still in the trail of others.


“We cannot continue living in fear in the state, we are now ready for them, for the past two weeks, those who left Awka for Onitsha to live for fear of their lives are returning to the capital city again. “In fact, we have made a lot of arrests, both the kidnappers and the robbers, most of them have gone into abeyance. The operation is on-going, we are not going to rest.”


Meanwhile, unknown gunmen on Tuesday night kidnapped a petroleum engineer simply identified as Mr. Okoh at Ekpan area of Warri in Delta State.
Security sources disclosed to the Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday that the victim, whose full identity was yet to be ascertained, was abducted at about 7.30 p.m. close to his residence.
It was learnt that the gunmen whisked their victim away in an Infinity jeep without any resistance from neighbours or passers by.
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http://www.tribune.com.ng/14052009/news/news15.html.the igbos too much,from 419,drug dealing,fake products,blood money,stealing,etc, and to now kidnapping.

*jona:
Six suspected kidnappers arrested in Lagos
By Jude Isiguzo Published Yesterday News Rating: Unrated
The police in Lagos yesterday paraded six suspected kidnappers, who allegedly abducted a one-year-old boy.

[b]A fake property developer, who collected N5.8 million from 32 people for 15 apartments, was also paraded.

The alleged kidnappers were said to have demanded a N10 million ransom for the release of their victim.

Among the kidnap suspects are a 16-year- old girl in whose custody the boy was kept; an undergraduate of Business Administration from the Abia State University, Uturu, and a pastor in one of the new generation churches.

The prime suspect, Ikenna Uzo, a 24-year-old apprentice, said he needed money for the recording of his musical video album and since nobody was willing to sponsor him, he decided to go into crime.

He said their victim is the son of his neighbour at Trade Fair International Market where he is an apprentice in a bureau de change.

Narrating how the crime was carried out, Uzo told The Nation that the boy walked into his office last Thursday, and immediately he came in, he told his master’s son, Chimezie Eze, a 100-level undergraduate student, to assist him take the boy away.

He said the abducted boy was kept in an hotel in Olodi-Apapa.

The next day, he called the pastor and told him about the baby.

Uzo said he gave the pastor the boy’s mother’s phone number and directed him to demand N1 million since he (Uzo) would need only N250, 000 for the album recording.

The pastor called the boy’s parents and demanded a N10 million ransom, threatening to kill the boy if the money was not paid.

It was learnt that the boy’s parents suspected Uzo’s involvement and subsequently informed the police who arrested him.

At the station, Uzo confessed to the crime and also named his accomplices.

The property developer, Abiodun Atanda, allegedly collected money from unsuspecting house seekers for a yet-to-be completed building and escaped with the money.

He was arrested by the police, following information from some of his victims.

Police spokesman Frank Mba said the cases are being investigated, adding that the suspects will soon be charged to court.[/b]
most criminals living in other states are mostly igbos  or they are the igbos comming from the east.