OruExpress:


If you're able to fight, and I mean fight literally, when they come, there's nothing you can do. Their power is based on perception of backdoor politics.
Perception is convincing Africans they don't play backdoor politics, and the power is in playing it. After that is force, and if you can fight, you're free.

They know why they have left Castro and the late Mugabe alone for decades. Only talking from a distance. Same with China and Russia. But the Chinese and Russians are not substitutes. Everyone is fighting and nobody is looking for friends (except Africans)

What do you by these bolded

notttty:

Toledo. This is how you fail exams, what does being by Congress has anything to do with arrest warrant issued against a money launderer? Those people you have mentioned were invited to clear the air about allegations against their company which is different from being wanted for criminal act, get well from ethnic bigotry.

The way it was made out to the public was more like his a fraudster like those lazy yahoo kids who lives off on peoples sweat. The issue i think is that U.S is insulting us.

I'm confused by this thread. Dude used a shell company to try to move billions and somehow you are claiming bigotry? Am I missing something??

SalamRushdie:
Nonsense !!! The US govt is not after Onyema because he made large purchases , infact they were aware from the onset that he had brought 20 million dollars into an American bank to buy an aircraft because he submitted a copy of his LC to them, the problem is that instead of using the money to buy the plane he now disbursed it it to various other account and that was were he breached their anti money laundering laws ...

dont mind these people. The problem with Nigerians is that we are used to getting away with doing things the way we want, when we want irrespective of the rules, not following due process and not by the book. We are a lawless country and we succeed doing things without regard for the law, it works in Nigeria because when there is a problem you call your man at FIRS and everything is settled and there are no repercussions. In the Uk right now if you take money out of your own company as a loan or to pay yourself dividend there must be a record of the board meeting where the dividend/directors loan was approved and dividend warrant or else there are penalties. A nigerian will just move money from his company ac to personal account and say "shebi i am the one that owns it". Nigerians forget that a company is a seperate legal entity in Law. You take that unprofessional attitude to countries that run by the rule of law and you get into trouble .....simple!!

Ironically i was just saying the other day after their press statement was unprofessional and they cannot survive in the international space making such corporate statements. It just shows my instinct was right

isthatso:
If aiurpeace wants to be a big Airline, they must learn how to make public statements without being emotive. just state the facts and move on. which one is all the questions and emotional language? Nigerian businesses do not understand the art of corporate communications, which is why many of them dont play internationally.

IMHO it was a very undignified press statement..............

itsene:


Stay focused, my friend. You are now digressing. The moment you inject ethnic nationalism, you lose credibility.
American system is essentially about encouraging a level field for all. So monopoly, tax evasion are regarded as anti-society.
The " you nkor" mentality we have in Nigeria is a major impediment to economic prosperity.
As you can see, this Onyema matter has quickly become an igbo-yoruba palaver. You nkor!

The truth is, American Government won't be bothered by ethnic coloration of this issue. If you like start an ethnic war because of this, the US won't care. If you know their system you won't even waste your time on Hausa this, Yoruba that. Do you know how many American white business people and even popular Artists that has been jailed for financial fraud?
Siddon there dey shout up and down. US Government go do watin dem go do. In the US, law is God.

American justice system is not run by stupid people, they are not like EFCC that will first arrest you make noise and proceed to look for evidence. They said they have been tracking him for years. They may even have gotten wiretaps of his conversations and patiently built their case before proceeding. they will then take all the evidence they have before a DA or the justice department to determine if they have enough evidence for a prosecution before they go public. Americans are more interested in successful prosecutions than noise making. it is bad for them to charge and fail to secure a conviction, their people will shout "waste of taxpayers money".

So this has nothing to do with him buying Embraer. I think Boeing even has a major stake in Embraer. Secondly, i know that if they dont have evidence there will be no indictment, they would just keep quiet and be watching. Not just evidence but evidence that can lead to a conviction.

There is a reason why Al capone was charged with tax evation not racketeering, they didnt have evidence of racketeering, they couldnt prove he was a Mafia boss even though everyone knew but they could prove he was evading taxes.

If they are charging Onyemma with a crime, then not only am I am sure he has commited a crime by their laws, but they have evidence and good reason to believe they can convict him or else they will not bother. These countries don't waste time with things they cannot prove. You think it is by play people like Kashamu dont want to go to America, he knows if they are charging you they have evidence!!

SalamRushdie:
Nonsense !!! The US govt is not after Onyema because he made large purchases , infact they were aware from the onset that he had brought 20 million dollars into an American bank to buy an aircraft because he submitted a copy of his LC to them, the problem is that instead of using the money to buy the plane he now disbursed it it to various other account and that was were he breached their anti money laundering laws ...

i think u just nailed it...

u see those guys in the western world works with record & truth...

just like some Nigerian students fill that they enter Canada to study then discharged to go and work full-time, d day dey catch u.. u will b charge for fraud..

OruExpress:
I'll make it short.

CEO Allen Onyema (Air Peace) was flagged because in the United States, you don't make large purchases without forewarning authorities. The US economy and regulatory system is designed to flag and investigate anyone who makes a large single purchase, especially if it's not purchased with credit by the US creditor. Their reasoning is that

1. Large purchases can destabilize the economy and add an element of unpredictability to commercial markets. If Boeing makes 1 billion dollars from you 1 year, and doesn't make that 1 billion the next year, uninformed shareholder will panic and think the company is declining. Shareholders are interested in measured, incremental growth, and if a purchase is too large and done without warning, it will cause panic. You are also interrupting the companies planning and projections. While every business wants to make money, a corporation is more concerned with long term survival and controlling it's resources than gain. The wrong type of gain will hurt your ability to borrow. It's important to remember that before large purchases are made between corporations, they usually give each other months, or a year forewarning, and notify banks + authorities.

2. In the US, the only people that make large purchases without credit or lawyers, are criminals. This is what the US regulatory agencies believe. If you spend more than $10,000 without borrowing, the Internal Revenue Services will be notified. They will then inquire into your earnings, your spending habits, and your source of income. If these things don't match up with the ability to make a $10,000 purchase, you will be questioned and audited. During the audit, you will have to prove how you were able to spend that type of money in one go. This applies to any and everyone. Anyone that's able to spend more then $10,000 at once almost always hires lawyers and Financial Advisers certified by an accredited board. This 'financial team' answers audits and fights authorities and investigations while you spend you money as you wish.

If you look at every major company in the US, they have entire offices and buildings dedicated to staffing lawyers and auditors because they're under investigation 24/7. Even small businesses (business that make under $1 million USD annually) have advisors and lawyers dedicated to making it possible for them to make necessary large purposes.


What is ideal in the US system is if you put all of your cash in their banks and borrow from those banks when you need money, against the amount you have. This is the #1 way to keep auditors, the IRS, and various investigative departments away from you because you're no longer a threat to the economy, and there's a paper trail on your spending.



Below, I have a risk of 'IRS Red Flags'. These are the things that the US Federal Government look out for, and when seen, will investigate with the proper authorities. Sometimes these investigations involve more than one agency and this can include the Department of Revenue, Department of Justice, and Department of Commerce.

God bless you.

OruExpress:

Bill Gates: [img]https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/washington-dc-usa-march-3-260nw-1366582616.jpg[img]
Warren Buffet:


If you don't recognize the third picture, it's Henry Ford being called to Congress during an audit of his business.

The US system is working the way the US system works. While those in Nigeria are confused and believe this is a DSS/EFCC style 'hunt', the US is very careful about who has money, and how they're spending it in the country, and everyone operating at the billion dollar level is at constant battle with the Congress, Senate, and Internal Revenue Service.

Most businesses in the US opt to keep the powers off their back by funding the campaigns of various politicians, buying ads with major media houses, and funneling earnings overseas or into charity.

This is why Bill Gates is in Africa all the time trying to give you vaccines lol. I hope you're open to learning something new.

Word

hammerD:
EVER WONDERED Y, NIGERIA REFINERIES ARE NON-OPERATIONAL?

EVER WONEDERED Y, WE HAVE NO OPERATIONAL STEEL PRODUCTION FACILITIES?

WE ARE BUSY PAYING TO KEEP SOME WHITE MEN IN THE JOB BY NOT MAKING THESE THINGS BUT IMPORTING THEM.

THIS IS Y OUR ECONOMY IS STAGNANT.

ONCE THIS BUHARI GENERATION ARE GONE, ALOT OF THINGS ARE GOING WITH THEM.

JUST LIKE THE CHINESE, WE WILL MAKE SUCH WE PLUG ALL THE HOLES IN OUR ECONOMY.

I believe things will change as buhari generation (the ones that was born during colonization) die off

itsene:


Stay focused, my friend. You are now digressing. The moment you inject ethnic nationalism, you lose credibility.
American system is essentially about encouraging a level field for all. So monopoly, tax evasion are regarded as anti-society.
The " you nkor" mentality we have in Nigeria is a major impediment to economic prosperity.
As you can see, this Onyema matter has quickly become an igbo-yoruba palaver. You nkor!

Very true

Americans with there many trouble, once you are not in there good books, then you must be an enemy. Not to talk about a Rich black business man. Ask the likes of Top rich Afro-American what they go through in the hands of IRS.
I know they have something fishy about Mr oyeama. And I believe he will come out victorious.

Sagay212:


You iPods are cursed beyond redemption. So Yorubas are the cause of Allens problems. You have been programmed to blame Yorubas for all your misfortunes. God will punish all you ipod miscreants for being intentionally foo.lish.
How can people be so daft in large numbers. Tufiakwa

My assertion is my personal belief. You can check, not everyone is a member of ipob. Be that as it may, read comments here and see what your brothers are spewing and dancing as though they are seriously praying for his downfall. My conclusions came from this thread and this site. Yorubas are cursed. Run a check and you will see for yourself.

Obusjames:
Americans with there many trouble, once you are not in there good books, then you must be an enemy. Not to talk about a Rich black business man. Ask the likes of Top rich Afro-American what they go through in the hands of IRS.
I know they have something fishy about Mr oyeama. And I believe he will come out victorious.

Google Kase Lawal. He's the richest Nigerian born American and lives in Texas and is a friend. Never had a problem. Please stop making this about color. It's not.

Also, the IRS audits the 1% less because they've admitted they don't have the resources to. Google "IRS doesn't audit the rich because it's too hard" and you'll see all the results

https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&sxsrf=ACYBGNQ3Nu_YPH2wZe1JVX9bMPBU0j_r7Q%3A1574596582962&source=hp&ei=5m_aXbfGOI6QlwS2pKT4Dg&q=irs+does+not+audit+the+rich&oq=irs+does+not&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-hp.1.0.0l7j0i22i30.1759.4014..5726...1.0..0.689.4689.5-7......0....1.......8..35i362i39j35i39j0i131i67j0i131j46j46i131j0i67.S6Ek3BwS_iI

ornicus:


I am sure flights within Africa and to Dubai will put a big dent in British air ways, Lufthansa, delta air and Co.

Please continue in your delusions that your money launderer is a budding world class businessman. This is the way some shop girls were shouting with confidence that the owner of techno is from a village in umuahia. No difference between you and her in thinking

Peace Air is 6 years old and is growing very rapidly, If u know the west, u would know that they block u off as u sprout, they don't need to wait till u send British airways out of business before they act.

This was the same way u guys called innoson fraud and criminal from ur house in Ogbomosho, at the end GTB was found guilty and ordered to pay innoson what they stole from his account.

U are only screaming guilty on this indictment just because an IGBO man is involved. If it was tiffnubu, yorubas go defend the known thief

hammerD:



I SAID, ALOT OF THINGS ARE GOING WITH THIS 1960s BUHARI AND OBJ GENERATION.

FROM THE WAY, OUR GENERATION IS MAKING MUSIC VIDEO, U CAN SEE THAT WE WANT EVERYTHING AT WORLD CLASS LEVEL.

WE AND THE EUROPEANS NA SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.

IF DEY DONT LIKE IT, WE BRING RUSSIANS AND CHINESE.

ANYHOW, THEY WANT IT, WE ARE READY.

Buhari generation is the worst in the universe... There is a war DNA in them and there reasoning levels are low. Thats why after world war, other continents allowed the younger ones to take over and destroyed the stubborn ones like Hitler and co. Here, that generation is still in power and all they want is dictatorship

PrecisionFx:


Peace Air is 6 years old and is growing very rapidly, If u know the west, u would know that they block u off as u sprout, they don't need to wait till u send British airways out of business before they act.

This was the same way u guys called innoson fraud and criminal from ur house in Ogbomosho, at the end GTB was found guilty and ordered to pay innoson what they stole from his account.

U are only screaming guilty on this indictment just because an IGBO man is involved. If it was tiffnubu, yorubas go defend the known thief

No need for the usual emotional rants. Let's see if your guy gets off or not. Others are coming out to show that air peace is just an entity that siphoned money for the amnesty program

When kola aluko got his, I don't remember ber any yorubas crying. Same for erastus akingbola. Even the men did not say anything. They took the l. Maybe you should learn about backbone from us. Take your punishment instead of screaming witch hunt.

OruExpress:


every country that has tried to stop spending US dollars, has been invaded

I tell u, that country is very powerful...

mu2sa2:
"This is why we study history...though most of Nigeria has chosen not to." This is the aspect of your post that saddens me. Maybe the empty heads that struck off history from o'level syllabus were planted by the enemy. I am just wondering how a normal person who loves his country will sit down and say "don't study your history" - unbelievable, but it did happen!

I tell you, how will you know where you are going when you dont know your past. Fuckkked up country, something is wrong with that generation.

I have never seen this much free legal advice before.
From all angles!
Somebody give our people credit, abeg.

Nvc078:

Or go to Saudi Arabia were your kinsmen are lined up waiting for a bullet at the back of their conified heads

The Yoruba there are not up to 10
Should we check out Japan
90% of Nigerian prisoners in China are from Guangzhou are igbos I don stay that area before
For Cambodia Na una

No even compare
All the numbers you mentioned now never reach 97
No be igbos enter plain go rub bdc for dubai within a day

The OP's observations are quite accurate.

That said, would the OP be willing to admit that Onyema's alleged acts are in violation of US money laundering laws and IRS laws?

The indictment shows that Onyema has been investigated for quite some time and the charges were not mere trumped up charges.

The OP's motives are hard to decipher but it smacks of some sort of damage control and PR. Admittedly I could be wrong but these are my opinions.

Onyema needs to mount a vigorous defence in US court rooms as the court of public opinions is useless to him at this point.

@ OruExpress

hammerD:
[s][/s]

U LOVE IGBO SO MUCH, DAT IS ALL U WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

U PREFER OUR WOMEN TO YOUR WOMEN, OUR FOOD TO YOUR FOOD.

WE ARE TIRED AND FACING OTHER MATTERS NOT YORU-IGBO. REST!

You mean those hairy women
Tueh I spit on them
Those that can inherit properties want Yoruba men for “assurance”

Omoodua007:


The Yoruba there are not up to 10
Should we check out Japan
90% of Nigerian prisoners in China are from Guangzhou are igbos I don stay that area before
For Cambodia Na una

No even compare
All the numbers you mentioned now never reach 97
No be igbos enter plain go rub bdc for dubai within a day

Data from afonja bureau of statistics.
I will rather be arrested by FBI than be in death row in Saudi

hope democrats wont say trump has a hand

Nvc078:

Data from afonja bureau of statistics.
I will rather be arrested by FBI than be in death row in Saudi

Looooool your people are fraudster
Let international criminal onyefraud travel to USA and defend himself

Omoodua007:



Looooool your people are fraudster
Let international criminal onyefraud travel to USA and defend himself

What if he decides to avoid USA like Tifnubu?
The one holding all afonja's destiny including that of your father

That Airpeace Chairman's US Indictment.

From the desk of Nat Cole:

After reading the press release on the US indictment of Airpeace Chairman, his initial response or reaction and his Nigeria Attorney's Office Press Release I find the case interesting especially as an Anti Money Laundering Specialist. I find the indictment of Onyema very problematic. I read his short response and his attorney's press release to the charges and I find both to be even more problematic because they failed to address the main issues at hand among which are 27 counts of Money Laundering charges. That is a lot of charges. Please note that he is presumably innocent until proven guilty. Onyema saying that the charges are just mere allegations shows how uninformed he is on such matters and I am sure he will soon find out that these are not mere allegations but serious allegations that may send him to jail under the US criminal justice system and not Nigeria.

With these charges coming from the combined efforts of these US government Agencies such as the US Attorney's Office and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, it is not a good sign. These agencies do not make frivolous charges and are dead serious with these types of high profile indictments. If I were advising Onyema I will caution him and he should be very careful and note that playing to the gallery in Nigeria will not help his cause here in the US. Especially when the criminal justice system has been on a roll to go after some folks that use the US banking system to further their business interests albeit illegally. The source of the funds matters and how such are obtained especially when such are transacted in US dollars via US bank accounts and from a country whose Anti Money Laundering profile is not robust is a very big red flag. As we say in a Nigerian parlance, my folks wahala dey!. Meaning there is a big problem here for Onyema.

Furthermore, the indictment did not say that Onyema and his companies failed to use the CBN. So, him saying that he used the CBN as part of his defense is irrelevant because that is not what the indictment is all about. This is a distraction from the main issues at hand in my opinion. I know it is a public relations nightmare for Onyema but he needs to understand that that the combined team of US agencies he is dealing with do not make mere allegations and until they are pretty certain they will not go for an indictment not to mention 27 counts on Money Laundering alone.

For starters, let us take a look at the indictment with particular emphasis on the parts relating to Money Laundering. The others relating to aggravated identity theft and bank fraud are pretty straight forward. If false or falsified documents are used to procure foreign exchange as alleged in the indictment it is a criminal offence here in the US. Unlike in Nigeria were falsifying documents are common place in the banking system but in the US it is frowned upon more than in Nigeria. Looking at the indictment:

1. We have 27 counts of Money Laundering against him.

2. Onyema allegedly used falsified documents to support his applications to obtain millions of dollars in foreign exchange via Letters of Credit transactions. The key thing here is falsified documents to obtain millions of dollars in foreign exchange from the CBN at a very favorable exchange rate for the purpose of purchasing aircrafts. Did he use falsified documents or not?

3. That the letters of credits were used to obtain and transfer more than $20 million dollars into Atlanta based bank accounts controlled by Onyema. Meaning that the letters of credit transactions were strictly for the benefit of Onyema and not any third party business enterprise.

4. Springfield Aviation Company LLC registered in Georgia is owned by Onyema. That the purported company called Springfield Aviation that Onyema purportedly claimed to purchase the aircrafts from is owned and controlled by him. He controlled both the source and destination of the funds but such were hidden under false pretext as if he was doing business with a third party. That is a Money Laundering offence.

5. In addition, Springfield Aviation never owned the aircrafts Onyema was reportedly buying with these letters of credit from Springfield. Ownership of aircrafts such as these are easy to establish and I am sure that the US government agencies would easily have ascertained this fact. Moreover, tax and regulatory papers filed would have disclosed that Springfield Aviation does not have such assets to sell. If they did sell them the IRS would have been aware of such transactions as profit from the transactions would be reported on its tax returns. Obviously it seemed that this was not the case. I believe that this is part of the reasons why the IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Division was involved in this investigation. When the CI is involved then you have to be concerned. I have worked with them and they do not play or fool around with frivolities.

6. Furthermore, the company that Onyema must have claimed in bank documents that allegedly drafted the appraisals presumably to appraise the value of the aircrafts he purportedly was buying did not exist. While such dubious appraisals and non existent appraisal company may fool the CBN, it will not fly here in the US where the existence of such can be easily confirmed. This will be a very easy thing to prove in my opinion. This alone will be difficult to disprove if the agencies are correct about this assertion. I have no reason to believe that they would not have confirmed that there is no such company in their jurisdiction.

7. That over $3.00 million of the funds used to purchase the aircrafts allegedly came from the bank accounts of NGOs controlled by Onyema. Please note that the NGOs are not Aviation related companies. Namely, the NGOs are:

(a) Foundation for Ethnic Harmony
(b) Center for Non-Violence and Peace Development
(c) Every Child Limited and
(d) A media organisation called All-Time Peace Media Communications Limited.

These are all organisations not involved in Aviation but money from them allegedly used to pay for aircrafts purchased by Onyema according to the indictment. These organisations are what we call front companies used in perpetuating the Money Laundering scheme according to the indictment. The law frowns seriously at these and these types of schemes involving front companies are difficult to disprove especially when they are not even involved in Aviation or Aircrafts maintenance or purchase.

The important thing to note is that Onyema talking about not using any bank money to fund his aircraft purchases is irrelevant because that was not alleged. But using or obtaining foreign exchange in dollars under false pretences with funds from these NGOs and media organisation he controlled to obtain millions of dollars in funds through letters of credit using the US banks is a Money Laundering offence in the US. Some of these transactions may have been done the so-called "Nigerian way" and it does not make them legal by an stretch of the imagination here in the US.

I noticed that Onyema did not say that he did not use falsified documents to obtain millions of dollars in letters of credit used for transferring these funds to the US via the CBN. This is part of the crux of the matter. Use of falsified documents in the process is called fraud and a Money Laundering offence. This is about data mining and very good forensic work to unveil all the documents used in the process of obtaining the foreign exchange and disbursements of the funds in the US.

As we can now see that Onyema's initial reaction failed to address these issues but it addresses non issues that really has no direct impact on the alleged infractions committed by him in Atlanta, Georgia. We shall see how this indictment evolves if this case goes to trial. From my point of view and with the little information put out by the US Attorney's Office the case does not look good at all for the CEO of Airpeace, Mr. Onyema.

He also claimed that the US government will find no dirt on him and that he Onyema has not been involved in any illegalities as he put it. This cannot be true because the US government already found dirt on him and this is the reason why he was indicted. It is now left for the US Courts and not the US government to clear him of the dirt or charges.

Secondly, even if he was not personally involved directly in these illegal activities the fact that he is the beneficial owner of all these transactions will definitely make him culpable if such can be proven in court. Knowing how this works it may be easy to prove that Onyema is the beneficial owner and according to the law he could be found guilty of Money Laundering offence here in the US. In Money Laundering schemes the issue of the beneficial owner is part of the game. Yes you may have a front company or individuals doing the dirty things but if you are the beneficial owner you are as good as doing it yourself here in the US or even in Nigeria. That is the way this works. The Mafia bosses now know this after the infamous gangster Al Capone was eventually found guilty in one of the most famous Money Laundering cases of our time here in the US. Onyema should be talking to a good criminal defense attorney involved in Anti Money Laundering cases not just any attorney.

Finally, until we see the actual court documents my feeling is that there may be other charges lurking around in the background either for Onyema or other individuals that may unfold in the coming days. However, I sure hope that I am wrong about this. Unfortunately the image of the Nigerian business man continues to be battered even before their guilt or innocence is established. The reality is that this case may be a good candidate for plea bargain in my opinion.

Ordinary 20 million dollars, my former governor has about 200 million dollars in his soak away pit

Nvc078:

What if he decides to avoid USA like Tifnubu?
The one holding all afonja's destiny including that of your father

Loooool let onyefraud go to USA first then we will discuss BAT

Americans hate competition.

SalamRushdie:
Nonsense !!! The US govt is not after Onyema because he made large purchases , infact they were aware from the onset that he had brought 20 million dollars into an American bank to buy an aircraft because he submitted a copy of his LC to them, the problem is that instead of using the money to buy the plane he now disbursed it it to various other account and that was were he breached their anti money laundering laws ...

Money laundering