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Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 3:09pm On May 30, 2021
Former Lagos provincial governor Bola Tinubu, affectionately nicknamed the Jagaban, is today seen as a shrewd if not “deeply Machiavellian” Svengali in Nigeria’s politics as well as the architect of a hugely successful anti-corruption platform. But 20 years ago he had to forfeit nearly half a million dollars to the U.S. Treasury Department after being named as an accomplice in a white heroin-trafficking and money-laundering ring that stretched from West Africa to the U.S. Midwest.

Although his case has been bandied about the Nigerian press for years, Tinubu’s involvement in a federal drug and racketeering investigation waged jointly by the DEA, FBI, and IRS has gone unreported elsewhere, even after his ascendance to Karl Rove-like status last month. A recent gauzy Financial Times profile of him, for instance, neglected to mention that two decades ago Tinubu was identified as a bagman for two Nigerian heroin movers who operated out of Chicago and Hammond, Indiana. They were Adegboyega Mueez Akande and Abiodun Agbele, Akande’s nephew, who was exposed to law enforcement after selling white heroin first to Lee Andrew Edwards, another dealer later jailed for trying to murder a federal agent, and then to an undercover cop.

Tinubu gave differing accounts for his wealth to Moss. In one phone call from Nigeria, shortly after the U.S. Treasury seized his money, he admitted to wiring $100,000 to Akande’s Houston bank account and to receiving the $80,000 from Akande into his First Heritage account. Tinubu also said that apart from one other account in Fairfax, Virginia, he had no other money stashed in U.S. banks.

Except that there were other accounts. Citibank has a worldwide banking division known as Citibank International where Tinubu stashed an additional $550,000. He also controlled an entity called Compass Finance and Investments Company Ltd., of which Akande and Agbele were directors. Still another nexus of money transfers was uncovered by federal investigators, with cash moving from First Heritage to Citibank to Citibank International, where it wound up in Tinubu’s personal accounts and in those belonging to Compass Finance and Investments. In a follow-up exchange with law enforcement officers, Tinubu changed his story. Just days after conceding that he’d sent and received money to and from Akande, he insisted that he had no financial or business dealings with Akande or Agbele.

There’s no evidence that Tinubu was ever indicted for any crime. He eventually settled with the district court, turning over $460,000.

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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Coldshisha: 3:15pm On May 30, 2021
cool



Eleribu scums

Charges is Compass finance Chicago IL LLC collecting investment fund from Agbele it is now Tinubu's fault a customer came to invest with dirty money

Allah knows I haven't collected one Kobo from APC or Tinubu but that I hold a Yoruba genius in high esteem

I won't on my watch allows new Abiola, or Awolowo

Eyin weyrey Omo Karo ojire, ask yourself who is next, Awolowo, Abiola and now Bola Ahmed Tinubu with his proteges like Pastor Osinbajo


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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 3:16pm On May 30, 2021
Coldshisha:
Eleribu scums

Charges is Compass finance Chicago IL LLC collecting investment fund from Agbele it is now Tinubu's fault a customer came to invest with dirty money
Did you read the report by Michael Weiss?They were not customers, but two big time drug dealers who were Directors in Compass Finance Chicago.

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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 3:18pm On May 30, 2021
RuudVanNisteroy:
Former Lagos provincial governor Bola Tinubu, affectionately nicknamed the Jagaban, is today seen as a shrewd if not “deeply Machiavellian” Svengali in Nigeria’s politics as well as the architect of a hugely successful anti-corruption platform. But 20 years ago he had to forfeit nearly half a million dollars to the U.S. Treasury Department after being named as an accomplice in a white heroin-trafficking and money-laundering ring that stretched from West Africa to the U.S. Midwest.

Although his case has been bandied about the Nigerian press for years, Tinubu’s involvement in a federal drug and racketeering investigation waged jointly by the DEA, FBI, and IRS has gone unreported elsewhere, even after his ascendance to Karl Rove-like status last month. A recent gauzy Financial Times profile of him, for instance, neglected to mention that two decades ago Tinubu was identified as a bagman for two Nigerian heroin movers who operated out of Chicago and Hammond, Indiana. They were Adegboyega Mueez Akande and Abiodun Agbele, Akande’s nephew, who was exposed to law enforcement after selling white heroin first to Lee Andrew Edwards, another dealer later jailed for trying to murder a federal agent, and then to an undercover cop.

Tinubu gave differing accounts for his wealth to Moss. In one phone call from Nigeria, shortly after the U.S. Treasury seized his money, he admitted to wiring $100,000 to Akande’s Houston bank account and to receiving the $80,000 from Akande into his First Heritage account. Tinubu also said that apart from one other account in Fairfax, Virginia, he had no other money stashed in U.S. banks.

Except that there were other accounts. Citibank has a worldwide banking division known as Citibank International where Tinubu stashed an additional $550,000. He also controlled an entity called Compass Finance and Investments Company Ltd., of which Akande and Agbele were directors. Still another nexus of money transfers was uncovered by federal investigators, with cash moving from First Heritage to Citibank to Citibank International, where it wound up in Tinubu’s personal accounts and in those belonging to Compass Finance and Investments. In a follow-up exchange with law enforcement officers, Tinubu changed his story. Just days after conceding that he’d sent and received money to and from Akande, he insisted that he had no financial or business dealings with Akande or Agbele.

There’s no evidence that Tinubu was ever indicted for any crime. He eventually settled with the district court, turning over $460,000.

Tinubu might become the second President elect with a controversial drug past after, Manuel Noriega, of Panama.

Former Lagos provincial governor Bola Tinubu, affectionately nicknamed the Jagaban, is today seen as a shrewd if not “deeply Machiavellian” Svengali in Nigeria’s politics as well as the architect of a hugely successful anti-corruption platform. But 20 years ago he had to forfeit nearly half a million dollars to the U.S. Treasury Department after being named as an accomplice in a white heroin-trafficking and money-laundering ring that stretched from West Africa to the U.S. Midwest.

Although his case has been bandied about the Nigerian press for years, Tinubu’s involvement in a federal drug and racketeering investigation waged jointly by the DEA, FBI, and IRS has gone unreported elsewhere, even after his ascendance to Karl Rove-like.

Financial Times profile of him, for instance, neglected to mention that two decades ago Tinubu was identified as a bagman for two Nigerian heroin movers who operated out of Chicago and Hammond, Indiana. They were Adegboyega Mueez Akande and Abiodun Agbele, Akande’s nephew, who was exposed to law enforcement after selling white heroin first to Lee Andrew Edwards, another dealer later jailed for trying to murder a federal agent, and then to an undercover cop.

At the time, Tinubu’s take home as a Mobil Oil Nigeria executive was a mere $2,400 a month and he claimed not to have any other revenue streams. Yet he still managed to deposit $661,000 into his individual money market account in 1990 and then another $1,216,500 a year later.

There’s no evidence that Tinubu was ever indicted for any crime.He eventually settled with the district court, turning over $460,000 of the seized $1.4 million, with the remainder released back to him. The Beast tried repeatedly to contact Marsha McClellan, the U.S. attorney who prosecuted the case, but was unsuccessful.

Campbell told The Beast. Though even here, the ex-diplomat admits, Tinubu’s good governance has been clouded by controversy. “He established a company to do the tax collecting in return for a cut and, at one point, Tinubu and Fashola appeared to be splitting over the percentage of Tinubu’s cut.”


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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Coldshisha: 3:18pm On May 30, 2021
RuudVanNisteroy:

Did you read the report by Michael Weiss?They were not customers, but two big time drug dealers who were Directors in Compass Finance Chicago.

So how did that directly link Asiwaju even when he was major shareholder in INTELS and Oando as at then. Is he responsible for all the actions of all his clients and directors
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 3:23pm On May 30, 2021
Coldshisha:


So how did that directly link Asiwaju even when he was major shareholder in INTELS and Oando as at then
This was in 1989 during the period he worked with ExxonMobil and was making $2400 dollars a month. He got the amount of $460k seized from his account after investigation by FBI,DEA and IRS over three years resulted in forefeiture of $460,000 in 1993.

This was before he became Governor and before he became a major shareholder in Intels and Oando.

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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Coldshisha: 3:25pm On May 30, 2021
RuudVanNisteroy:

This was in 1989 during the period he worked with ExxonMobil and was making $2400 dollars a month. He got the amount of $460k seized from his account after investigation by FBI,DEA and IRS over three years resulted in forefeiture of $460,000 in 1993.

This was before he became Governor and before he became a major shareholder in Intels and Oando.

As an auditor auditing Aramco he made his first ever million in Saudi as an auditor
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 3:26pm On May 30, 2021
Waiting for some miscreants to say Michel Weiss is IPOB and should concern himself with the South East.
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 3:28pm On May 30, 2021
Coldshisha:


As an auditor auditing Aramco he made his first ever million in Saudi as an auditor
Diezanni Madueke also made her first million as External Relations Director in Shell Nigeria. When he made his first million has nothing to do with his involvement with two notorios drug dealers who he appointed as directors in Compass Finance.

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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Coldshisha: 3:31pm On May 30, 2021
RuudVanNisteroy:

Diezanni Madueke also made her first million as External Relations Director in Shell Nigeria. When he made his first million has nothing to do with his involvement with two notorios drug dealers who he appointed as directors in Compass Finance.

Does appointment as a director in one of your company makes you liable to the crime of the peope
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Koryc: 3:31pm On May 30, 2021
Lol very serious
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Bettykeys: 3:32pm On May 30, 2021
Nightmare for the slave of Nnamdi Cownu




They no get other job than to pull Tinubu down whereas PDP never see anything good in them despite all this wailing wailer method they adopted since 1999

These pigssss people done suffer o
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Coldshisha: 3:34pm On May 30, 2021
RuudVanNisteroy:

Diezanni Madueke also made her first million as External Relations Director in Shell Nigeria. When he made his first million has nothing to do with his involvement with two notorios drug dealers who he appointed as directors in Compass Finance.

Indictment states corruption and stealing of public funds for Allison, for Tinubu indictment clearly reads taking in proceed of crime in his company
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Villagemeat: 3:48pm On May 30, 2021
Bettykeys:
Nightmare for the slave of Nnamdi Cownu




They no get other job than to pull Tinubu down whereas PDP never see anything good in them despite all this wailing wailer method they adopted since 1999

These pigssss people done suffer o
Tomorrow is Monday,oshodi under bridge is waiting to recieve you

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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 4:01pm On May 30, 2021
RuudVanNisteroy:
Waiting for some miscreants to say Michel Weiss is IPOB and should concern himself with the South East.

grin grin grin

You no dey shame?

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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 4:47pm On May 30, 2021
blizard44:


grin grin grin

You no dey shame?

Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by PrinceOfLagos: 4:49pm On May 30, 2021
BoBo Chicago himself

Drug baron bastard
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 5:12pm On May 30, 2021
PrinceOfLagos:
BoBo Chicago himself

Drug baron bastard
shocked
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 5:16pm On May 30, 2021
Coldshisha:


Does appointment as a director in one of your company makes you liable to the crime of the peope
Yes, if it involves money laundering. The godfather of any mafia organization has to launder the funds from the street capos.
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 5:40pm On May 30, 2021
Bettykeys:
Nightmare for the slave of Nnamdi Cownu




They no get other job than to pull Tinubu down whereas PDP never see anything good in them despite all this wailing wailer method they adopted since 1999

These pigssss people done suffer o
American journalist Michael Weiss is IPOB. I know how you TMC crew zombies already reason, I called it.
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 8:03pm On May 30, 2021
TMC crew come and see the man that exposed the former Chicago drug baron and his gang.

Simplyleo
Monogamy
helinues
LegendHero
NGpatriot
Bashir75
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Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by helinues: 8:07pm On May 30, 2021
blizard44:


grin grin grin

You no dey shame?

He wasn't around the day they were sharing it for free...

This is more than obsession but delusional
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 8:13pm On May 30, 2021
helinues:


He wasn't around the day they were sharing it for free...

This is more than obsession but delusional
You should thank Michael Weiss for warning Nigerians about a drug baron who turned Lagos to his piggy bank and Lagos youths to agberos.
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 5:50am On May 31, 2021
PrinceOfLagos:
BoBo Chicago himself

Drug baron
Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 11:06am On May 31, 2021
Villagemeat:
Tomorrow is Monday,oshodi under bridge is waiting to recieve you

Re: Michael Weiss: Investigative Journalist That Exposed Tinubu Cocaine Ring by Nobody: 4:38am On Nov 28, 2021
Koryc:
Lol very serious

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