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U.S. court sentences Tunde Ayeni to 10 years for internet fraud with $20 million restitution to victims

Mr Ayeni, an internet fraudster, pleaded guilty to the fraud charge, leading the judge to hand him a 120-month sentence.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama has sentenced Babatunde Ayeni to 10 years’ imprisonment and ordered him to pay approximately $20 million to victims of his scam, court filings obtained by Peoples Gazette showed.

Mr Ayeni, an internet fraudster, pleaded guilty to the fraud charge, leading the judge to hand him a 120-month sentence.

Although Mr Ayeni had stopped scamming people since April 2019, U.S. judge Terry Moorer on October 31 ordered him to pay $19,599,969 million as restitution to all the individuals and entities he defrauded.

The court waived the interest required on the restitution for Mr Ayeni, having determined that he “lacked the ability to pay.”

Mr Ayeni was asked to pay the restitution alongside co-conspirators Feyisayo Oyindola Oginsanwo and Yusuf Olasunkanmi Lasisi.

The U.S. immigration authority will determine whether Mr Ayeni will be deported immediately after serving his sentence or if he will be allowed to stay in America under three years of supervised release with stringent rules.

Mr Ayeni’s prosecution for fraud on foreign soil adds to a long list of Nigerians who have been jailed by various U.S. courts including Bola Bobo Chicago, Ray Hushpuppi, Mr Woodberry and so on.

Among the list of Nigerian fraudsters convicted in the U.S. was also Abidemi Rufai, an ally of Ogun governor Dapo Abiodun but was released last month.

1bunne4lif:
MR. TUNDE the skull miner. LegendHero come and see your brother o

EmperorCaesar:
Angelfrost, dont be hypocritical. Come preach to your brother.

EmperorCaesar:
Angelfrost, dont be hypocritical. Come preach to your brother.

Morbeta11:
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Morbeta11:
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omooba969:
Op, who be that Bola bobo Chicago wey dey ya post?

Post picture, I wan check something.

Morbeta11:
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kossyablaze:
Isoright...... I just need 10 people to do small Christmas for. N.B...you must pass all the 3 hurdles wey i go use screen the lucky peeps.

abbey621:
The U.S does not see tribe or ethnicity, all scammers are the same, whether you're Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa or other, if fraud na your superpower and your confidence high pass Colorado enough to commit on U.S. soil, las las them go catch and DIDDY you

mysticwarrior:
There is a large number of Nigerians serving jail term in the US for fraud related cases.

Super33999:
Fuckkkk 20 million $ is alot of money. Why do these guys don't ever stop after hitting it big