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US court acquits Air Peace boss, slams Mayfield $4000 fine.

The District Court in Atlanta, Georgia has exonerated Allen Onyema, the Chief Executive of Air Peace, of any business fraud. This is after three years of investigation involving about five agencies of the American government and the subsequent legal fireworks.

The court, which discovered that there was no loss against any bank in the indictment suit filed by the Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, however, ordered a probation and $4000 fine against a former staff of Springfield Aviation Company Inc., Ebony Mayfield last Friday.

A statement by the law firm of Augustine Alegeh & Co., counsel to the Airline, explained that Mayfield was an administrative staff of Springfield with limited knowledge in Letter of Credit Transactions, who pleaded guilty to one count in the indictment, presumably as she realised the futility of attempting to explain several Letters of Credit utilised for purchase of aircraft for Air Peace Limited in a jury trial.

Probation, the firm explained, is the lowest possible sentence available under American Federal Law. The firm noted that there have been false and unsubstantiated stories in Nigeria, about the indictment.

“Our clients never took loans or credit from any American Bank and Mayfield was never paid the sum of $20,000 at any time to commit any fraud, as it is being peddled in some quarters.

“There was no loss of money or any damage whatsoever to any third party. The American government admitted in Court that no bank suffered any financial loss in the matter.

“Mayfield, like other Springfield Aviation Company Inc. staff, was only paid her bi-weekly salary and/or allowances,” it clarified.

According to the firm, the decision confirmed the position of its clients that there was no fraudulent intent in all the Letters of Credit, because there was no victim in any way, manner or form.

All the funds involved, it explained, were legitimate funds belonging to its clients “Our clients maintain their innocence in the matter and state that all steps taken in respect of the Letters of Credit were taken in good faith and with legitimate funds.

“All the aircraft involved were brought into Nigeria and utilised in the operations of Air Peace Limited. There was no victim. There was no loss of funds to any person and there was no criminal intent whatsoever.

“Our client’s position has been reviewed by various Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria and no evidence of criminality has been established against them. Our Clients remain resolute in the assertion of their innocence,” the firm declared.

sad waste in d mud as usual. fly on boss

Patience is a virtue, It's good to wait for conclusion of cases before passing out Judgement.
Most nairalanders has already condemned this man even before the judge could pronounced his judgement due to tribal or ignorant mindset on how the law works.
Now MOD should also push it to the front page, same way his indictment made front page

How

This is good news.

Geng geng.....some people no go enjoy today with this kind news?

What if he do am, but the judge dey behave like Nigerian judges!

Bad people with evil intentions

Congrats Allen. This si why good defense lawyers are like good medicine

fkelly:
sad waste in d mud as usual. fly on boss

You couldnt even celebrate the judgement, you threw an irrelevant shade at instead


Cleanse your mind dude, its a horrible thing to attack when you have reasons to rejoice


Btw, couldnt see the Judge verdict or the report anywhere else...all I saw was a statement from the law firm representing him

Not hating on Air peace here cos hating is even toxic sef but, I must note here that Air peace is still not exonerated from the initial case. I think this one is about submitting fraudulent papers to defend himself. I might be wrong though.

Children filled with hate will be angry now.





They always wish evil to others.

Old gist from 2022 recycled by a fraudulent person to fool people.

This has nothing to do with the current charges.

EmperorCaesar:
Btw, couldnt see the Judge verdict or the report anywhere else...all I saw was a statement from the law firm representing him

PR stunt for lazy people that fail to read between the lines.

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.

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