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Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Ngwamankillyou2(m): 11:14pm On Oct 12, 2024
nothingspoil70:
This man is being marginalised/ victimised because he is igbo. If he was a Yoruba, the us would have asked him to go and sin mo more.

USA, we are watching you people. How can Jews be victimising fellow Jews? #Alleyesonusjudiciary.#wenogogree.
Shut uo here is not the reason your tribe is poor.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by NovusHomo(m):
[quote author=LaRosa01 post=132402339]this is why humility is good,I can remember when the whites wanted to take this guy out of business the first time,I was one of those who meet with musa then in Canada shortly before he was appointed in Nigeria then I meet with the then aviation minister ,i urged them to assist this guy because he was all nigeria had when it came to the international leg,they refused in the beginning because of tribal politics but musa said when he gets to know Nigeria he would speak with him and decide from there.he kept his word and they became friends,it was the northern cabal that defended oyema with there western connections.as soon as the rope was off oyema neck he began his display of arrogance,insulting everybody that helped him even calling a revered Northern emir his boy.in my mind i said his fall was eminent,those who helped him called me and said look at who you where beging for,I told them I didn't know him that much but what ever they decided as pay back let him have it,they made a request of me,I granted it on the spot hence why he sees hell in my region after spending money like a mad man,since he thinks money is his god.now the west is back for him,I wonder who will save him now,that money you are making noise will soon be gone.in this life as I grow I have learnt,just be humble and you will
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Ngwamankillyou2(m): 11:16pm On Oct 12, 2024
YesDaddyTill203:
Mumu can you read?
These are new charges piled on top of the old ones. It's called superceeding indictment.
Tinubu had never been wanted or arrested for any crime in the US or anywhere in the world.
Go and read how Oyenma used money meant for public use to start his Airline probably with Mama piss and Jonathan blessings
justice. gov/usao-ndga/pr/ceo-nigerian-airline-and-co-defendant-indicted-obstruction-

justice
Lies tinubu was Once arrested.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by IbnB: 11:20pm On Oct 12, 2024
Ngwamankillyou2:
Go jail your papa and drug thurfnibu first...coward.
Bloda! grin

I sabi una well
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Ngwamankillyou2(m): 11:25pm On Oct 12, 2024
IbnB:
Bloda! grin

I sabi una well
Still you are under us..is you guys life any better.

My brother in power our White ass.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by IbnB: 11:32pm On Oct 12, 2024
Ngwamankillyou2:
Still you are under us..is you guys life any better.

My brother in power our White ass.
Nobody is under you that's an illusion, you're basically a monkey in a cage
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by YesDaddyTill203: 11:49pm On Oct 12, 2024
Ngwamankillyou2:
Lies tinubu was Once arrested.
Dumbest mumu, pls show us the pictures, charges, dates and locations.
I dare you to prove it. Lying ass dumbo.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Ashirioluwa: 11:55pm On Oct 12, 2024
jrusky:
Make dem allow this man rest na.
If you commit a crime be prepared to face the repercussions
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by frog12: 11:57pm On Oct 12, 2024
this case never end ?
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by CommonSense1967: 12:12am On Oct 13, 2024
Prosperous111:
Hmmmm

I hope it's not real.

Might be a reopen case of his past, while so e element are trying to bring him down because of his company and he stand as a gallant rival in the aviation industry.

Nobody is holy even our president is once a drug lord grin
These are real charges. He's facing real criminal charges. Tinubu has never been charged with a crime in the US . Go and read before posting rubbish rumors online.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by goody234: 12:27am On Oct 13, 2024
franchasofficia:
American Court chasing wind.


Did any American firm or bank lose any money in the process of him moving around his money to acquire an aircraft? NO!


Why then are you making noise?

You guys are shocked a black Nigerian man had such huge amount, nothing else.

Simply tell us Allen Onyema defrauded so so and so bank or organization this amount and used it to purchase an aircraft and stop dancing around the bush. That he decided to use another company he registered in the US to apply for an LCC to enable him purchase an aircraft does not mean he stole your money or defrauded any American bank or company.


I have companies registered in the US which I use to carry out multiple transactions and to maintain an account in the US for some business purposes since America made themselves the Lord and Savior you must pass through to conduct certain international business transactions.


You claim it's a fraud money, oya tell us who and who he defrauded in the US instead you guys are blowing useless grammar.


I love America to pieces but not when some of their confused Judiciary workers try to stifle a fast rising black man who poses a threat to white dominated business angry
Its the source of the money that the US govt is suspicious of ,as far as they are concerned it is money laundering !!
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Konquest:
chopnaira:
Allen Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice.

Updated October 11, 2024

ATLANTA – Allen Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice for submitting false documents to the government in an effort to end an investigation of him that resulted in earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering. Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, was also charged for participating in the obstruction scheme, as well as in the earlier bank fraud counts.

“After allegedly using his airline company as a cover to commit fraud on the United States’ banking system, Onyema, along with his co-defendant, allegedly committed additional crimes of fraud in a failed attempt to derail the government’s investigation of his conduct,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “The diligence of our federal investigative partners revealed the defendants’ alleged obstruction scheme, making it possible for the defendants to be held accountable for their aggravated conduct of attempting to impede a federal investigation.”

“These cases represent the continued commitment of the Drug Enforcement Administration to identify and hold accountable those who engaged in fraud and money laundering,” said Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division.

“Allegedly, Onyema and his accomplices fraudulently used the U.S. banking system in an effort to hide the source of their ill-gotten money,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Lisa Fontanette, Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Atlanta Field Office. “Today’s superseding indictment is indicative of the dedication IRS-CI special agents and our law enforcement partners have, as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, to neutralize threats to the United States from criminal organizations.”

“The charges announced today demonstrate the criticality of diligence and truth in criminal justice proceedings,” said Steven N. Schrank, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta that covers Georgia and Alabama. “HSI and our partners are committed to pursuing those who seek to exploit our nation’s financial system and any efforts to cover up illegal activity.”

According to U.S. Attorney Buchanan, the superseding indictment, and other information presented in court: Onyema, a Nigerian citizen and businessman, is the CEO and Chairman of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline founded in 2013. Between 2010 and 2018, Onyema travelled frequently to Atlanta, where he opened several personal and business bank accounts. More than $44.9 million was allegedly transferred into his Atlanta-based accounts from foreign sources.

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 million 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 and were supported by documents such as purchase agreements, bills of sale, and appraisals. The documents purported to show that Air Peace was purchasing the aircraft from Springfield Aviation Company LLC, a business registered in Georgia.

However, the supporting documents were allegedly fake – Springfield Aviation Company LLC was owned by Onyema and managed on his behalf by a person with no connection to the aviation business, and Springfield Aviation never owned the aircraft. The company that allegedly drafted the appraisals did not exist. Eghagha allegedly participated in this scheme as well, directing the Springfield Aviation manager to sign and send false documents to banks and even using the manager’s identity to further the fraud. After Onyema received the money in the United States, he allegedly laundered over $16 million of the proceeds of the fraud by transferring it to other accounts.

In May 2019, upon discovering that he was under investigation in the Northern District of Georgia for bank fraud, Onyema and Eghagha allegedly directed the Springfield Aviation manager to sign a key business contract, but also specifically told her to not date the document. In October 2019, Onyema allegedly caused his attorneys to present that same contract, now falsely dated as being signed on May 5, 2016 (prior to the bank fraud that began in 2016), to the government in an effort to stop the investigation and unfreeze his bank accounts.

Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, 61, of Lagos, Nigeria, and Ejiroghene Eghagha, 42, of Lagos, Nigeria, were indicted on November 19, 2019, on one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, three counts of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit credit application fraud, and three counts of credit application fraud. Additionally, Onyema was charged with 27 counts of money laundering, and Eghagha was charged with one count of aggravated identity theft. On October 8, 2024, they were both charged in a superseding indictment alleging an additional count of obstruction of justice and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. The case is criminal action number 1:19-CR-464.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictments only contain charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendants’ guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Commerce, and Department of Treasury are investigating this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Garrett L. Bradford and Christopher J. Huber are prosecuting the case.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/ceo-nigerian-airline-and-co-defendant-indicted-obstruction-justice
This is directly from the United States Department of Justice.

Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Konquest: 12:36am On Oct 13, 2024
LaRosa01:
this is why humility is good,I can remember when the whites wanted to take this guy out of business the first time,I was one of those who meet with musa then in Canada shortly before he was appointed in Nigeria then I meet with the then aviation minister ,i urged them to assist this guy because he was all nigeria had when it came to the international leg,they refused in the beginning because of tribal politics but musa said when he gets to know Nigeria he would speak with him and decide from there.he kept his word and they became friends,it was the northern cabal that defended oyema with there western connections.as soon as the rope was off oyema neck he began his display of arrogance,insulting everybody that helped him even calling a revered Northern emir his boy.in my mind i said his fall was eminent,those who helped him called me and said look at who you where beging for,I told them I didn't know him that much but what ever they decided as pay back let him have it,they made a request of me,I granted it on the spot hence why he sees hell in my region after spending money like a mad man,since he thinks money is his god.now the west is back for him,I wonder who will save him now,that money you are making noise will soon be gone.in this life as I grow I have learnt,just be humble and you will be fine.
Balance is key in life.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Ngwamankillyou2(m): 12:42am On Oct 13, 2024
YesDaddyTill203:
Dumbest mumu, pls show us the pictures, charges, dates and locations.
I dare you to prove it. Lying ass dumbo.
Criminal defending his drug Lord. Mumu old man.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Amaggedon: 12:58am On Oct 13, 2024
IbnB:
Onyema belongs in jail
its you and your entire family that belongs to jail. If you want a just system ,what is tinubu(T-pain) doing in aso rock and not in maximum security prison?
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by IbnB: 1:12am On Oct 13, 2024
Amaggedon:
its you and your entire family that belongs to jail. If you want a just system ,what is tinubu(T-pain) doing in aso rock and not in maximum security prison?
Fúck you dumbass retãrd slave you can't even spell! cheesy
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by RevDesm0ndJuju: 2:12am On Oct 13, 2024
I know most illiterates here do not understand the charges and it's severity but I will try and break it down to your level.

The defendants were using a front company in the US that was masquerading as an Aircraft procuring firm.

The company has been linked to the defendants.

$40mil was transferred to said company for the purchase of a fleet of 737 aircrafts as was the description provided in the bank transfer details.

The money was later diverted to another bank account linked to the defendant and from there transferred to another account out of the US Territories.

The DEA, IRS are the ones carrying out the investigation under the suspicion that the money transferred to Spring field Aviation was originally proceeds of criminal activity.

The DEA is on top of this matter because their check mechanism flagged the transfer. The DEA is involved because they believe the money was most likely derived from illicit drug trafficking .

The IRS is looking into this matter because Spring Field Aviation most likely did not declare the transaction and so tax evasion is involved.

The FBI is involved primarily because of money laundering suspicion.

The FAA is involved in investigating this case because it provided clearance for Air Peace to purchase a fleet of aircrafts they had pre-approved to Air Peace but the deal never materialised. Hence, the US govt was duped in laundering the said funds.

So who was Air Peace CEO laundering money for ?

A politician ? Could be. After all Pandora did something similar when he was governor.

A drug baron or syndicate? I won't rule this out. It all boils down to the final account destination of the funds transferred by Spring Field Aviation which made the DEA flag the entire transaction.

Anyhow , this guy is screwed.

Once FBI, DEA, IRS and DoJ formally request for his extradition there's no way he won't be handed over by the FG.

If you like do another whataboutism and ask your father "what about Kyari?"
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Osoboshi: 3:15am On Oct 13, 2024
LaRosa01:
this is why humility is good,I can remember when the whites wanted to take this guy out of business the first time,I was one of those who meet with musa then in Canada shortly before he was appointed in Nigeria then I meet with the then aviation minister ,i urged them to assist this guy because he was all nigeria had when it came to the international leg,they refused in the beginning because of tribal politics but musa said when he gets to know Nigeria he would speak with him and decide from there.he kept his word and they became friends,it was the northern cabal that defended oyema with there western connections.as soon as the rope was off oyema neck he began his display of arrogance,insulting everybody that helped him even calling a revered Northern emir his boy.in my mind i said his fall was eminent,those who helped him called me and said look at who you where beging for,I told them I didn't know him that much but what ever they decided as pay back let him have it,they made a request of me,I granted it on the spot hence why he sees hell in my region after spending money like a mad man,since he thinks money is his god.now the west is back for him,I wonder who will save him now,that money you are making noise will soon be gone.in this life as I grow I have learnt,just be humble and you will be fine.
tales by moonlight,who are you??you must think we are kindergarten s
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Abufo: 3:45am On Oct 13, 2024
chopnaira:
Allen Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice.

Updated October 11, 2024




https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/ceo-nigerian-airline-and-co-defendant-indicted-obstruction-justice
Under rate the white man at your peril....You want Air peace to compete with delta abi....They have met and deliberated on air peace audacity in their illuminati and freemason lodges and have cconcluded to dewing Onyeama with all alacrity! Go and ask Russia,iran and Pdiddy
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Lithiumite: 5:52am On Oct 13, 2024
Stand2geda:
They've come for Allen again. Once you talk, they will open your file
Without mentioning your name,we already know your tribe!!
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Lithiumite: 6:02am On Oct 13, 2024
Lungs:
Tinubu U shall not live to witness 2025
You said more than this to Buhari!! The man is still waxing strong......never wish death on your leaders,hence the curse transfers back to you.do you think those guys are ordinary? Those guys are deeply occultic.....
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Lithiumite: 6:05am On Oct 13, 2024
YesDaddyTill203:
I told you people for a while now that the man is still wanted but the NL IPOB retards claimed that the case was settled.
Imagine if this had happened to Dangote and Buhari refused to extradite him, the Nigerian press will remind us in daily basis that it's because Dangote is a Northerner.
The bias Nigeria press has been silent on this story for a long time.

justice. gov/usao-ndga/pr/ceo-nigerian-airline-and-co-defendant-indicted-obstruction-justice

I like Oyenma but i hate the double standard and the wailing that would have originated from the Igbos if this man had been a Northerner or from the SW.
Typical of them, bloody hypocrites
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Lithiumite: 6:12am On Oct 13, 2024
bestman09:
Abeg make dem rest jare.

Chicago University did worse in favor of T-pain even when T-pain could not defend his certificate and the issue died down.
This is a joke to you,right? Instead of you to be sad and reflect on the harm this is doing to the country that one of its foremost business moguls that a lot of people look up to and appreciate for his services is being hounded for a crime of such magnitude.

You turn it into a tribal slur like a kid who can't reason ....I am from SW and I am very saddened by this news about Allen onyema,it's really bad news.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by franugo(m): 6:36am On Oct 13, 2024
[quote author=chopnaira post=132401891][/quote]I'm confused.... going through the post, this seems like a textbook case of fx round tripping where Nigerians request for FX to purchase bogus items and instead sell or hoard the fx after it's been approved by CBN, so why's DEA on this case? Nowhere was it mentioned that drugs were moved using Air peace planes with Allen's approval..abi I'm missing something?

Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Hmmmmm2024: 7:00am On Oct 13, 2024
Stand2geda:
They've come for Allen again. Once you talk, they will open your file
When will they send Donald Trump to jail ?
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Caseless: 7:23am On Oct 13, 2024
If the US is on your case, it's hard for them not to get you. It's so because they finished their investigation before coming out to call your name.


I pray for Allen Onyema to survive this. He's a good guy.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by HealthyChoice: 7:51am On Oct 13, 2024
See them supporting corruption. Later, they claim that they want a better Nigeria
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Skii(m): 7:59am On Oct 13, 2024
Lithiumite:
This is a joke to you,right? Instead of you to be sad and reflect on the harm this is doing to the country that one of its foremost business moguls that a lot of people look up to and appreciate for his services is being hounded for a crime of such magnitude.

You turn it into a tribal slur like a kid who can't reason ....I am from SW and I am very saddened by this news about Allen onyema,it's really bad news.
Foremost business mogul? Please!
Look up to? Please...Please!!
Appreciate for his services?Please...Please...Please!!!

This has nothing to do with where he is from. He should simply go and clear his name in the US, then all the things you mentioned can be conferred on him.

What is the source of this almost 50m US Dollars? And why did he "use" the US system to move the money through different proxy companies?
Why did he attempt to cover up his tracks afterward? These are questions he should answer to the US government.

More importantly, he should answer to the Niger Delta people what happened to their money.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Omalicious1: 8:10am On Oct 13, 2024
[quote author=chopnaira post=132401891][/quote]But why didn't they also do dame to T Pain?
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by leisuretym: 8:16am On Oct 13, 2024
They should jail Donald Trump first, Airpeace must survive
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Amaggedon: 8:47am On Oct 13, 2024
IbnB:
Fúck you dumbass retãrd slave you can't even spell! cheesy
Go Bleep the public toilet that gave birth to you bastard , Thats what you do over there . A happy slave trying to throw shades.
Re: Allen Onyema Of Air Peace Charged For Obstruction Of Justice by Emekus999(m): 9:08am On Oct 13, 2024
Nigeria is not united state
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