A union leader has been dragged to court over alleged N810.7m fraud EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Immediate past president of the Joint Staff Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society (JSCTLS), Sunny Antai has been dragged before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Jabi. He is accused, among others, of defrauding … Read more
Lagosian Linked to Cubana Group Nabbed for $200K Cryptocurrency Fraud It is unclear if the EFCC questioned the businessman about Precious’ transaction with CASA-Cubana during his 4-day interrogation in Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that one Precious Ofure Omonkhoa, a Lagos-based Nigerian who pretended to be a Swede, was detained by the EFCC for an … Read more
A Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced one Ayeni Oluwatofunmi, 25, to the Correctional Centre, for impersonation and offences bordering on cybercrime. Oluwatofunmi is alleged to have impersonated a white American lady, Daina Patrick, to swindle unsuspecting victims. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured … Read more
Nigerian Man Found Guilty of Scamming Pensioner, 65, of $6m In Guyana The defendant has been remanded in custody pending his sentencing, which is scheduled for November 11. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Uche Raymond Okoye, also known as Uche Parker, a Nigerian man, has been found guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses on … Read more
81-year-old American woman involved in $1.5m fraud for Nigerian lover awaits sentence The octogenarian engaged in fraudulent schemes such as receiving MoneyGram wire transfers from unknown senders, depositing defrauded funds into financial accounts she opened EKO HOT BLOG reports that Glenda Seim, an 81-year-old US citizen, admitted to engaging in fraudulent actions on behalf of … Read more
…the defendant committed the offences with others still at large in October 2020 and November 2020 at the Police College, Ikeja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an ex-police officer, Alexander Ilesanmi, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a man of ₦385, 000 in the pretext of securing a police job for him. According to the … Read more
The federal government on Thursday arraigned a former Chairman of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, on a nine-count charge of abuse of office and fraud to the tune of N3 billion. She was arraigned before Justice Maryam Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Jabi, … Read more
They were all collectively accused of participating in one or both of a money laundering conspiracy and bank fraud conspiracy… Eleven Nigerians were indicted by US Justice Department Wednesday with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of … Read more
The trial of former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu seeking to halt EFCC from subjecting him to retrial in an alleged N7.1bn fraud charges resumes today, Monday, September 20, 2021. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, is expected to deliver a make or mar judgment in the suit. EkoHotBlog … Read more
Muraina used stolen personally identifiable information from Washington residents to submit false claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Washington A Nigerian hacker, Bamidele Muraina, has been jailed in the United States for hacking into tax preparation firms and filing fraudulent unemployment benefit claims and tax returns using stolen personally identifiable information. The benefits were funds … Read more
According to the EFCC, upon his arrest and interrogation, Sugum confessed giving Bakura a handkerchief and concoction to drink The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command have arrested two suspects over alleged fraud and theft. The Anti-graft Agency noted that one Mallam Ayu Sugum, a self-acclaimed spiritualist, was arrested … Read more
A multi-billion naira fraud has rocked a top Nigerian bank. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Abubakar Suleiman-led Sterling Bank Plc is currently enmeshed in an N1.7 billion fraud scandal. According to a report, the fraud is said to have rattled the lender’s financial position and it has landed one of the bank’s staff and a businessman … Read more
Counsel for the prosecution, Williams Tijjani, told the court that the defendant and others now at large, committed the offences between July 2020 and March 2021. A young man of 22, Joshua Adeyinka Kayode, has been arraigned by the Nigerian police before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. He was alleged of using a … Read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a monarch in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, has arraigned one Olagoke Onidundu, who claimed to be the Baale of Onidundu area in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, over an … Read more
Bank deposit information on file in the system was changed to re-route retirement payments to debit cards controlled by Aminu A United States district court, on Wednesday, sentenced Olumide Bankole Morakinyo to eight years in prison and ordered him to repay $975,863. According to the court, the money, equivalent to ₦400 million repayment, is in … Read more
More than 200 claims were filed with California’s EDD system listing a single address on 75th Avenue in Hyattsville… Three Prince George’s County men are charged with stealing more than $1.4 million in unemployment benefits fraud from several states, including Maryland. According to court documents unsealed in California, the three Nigerian nationals filed for unemployment … Read more
Onyegbula, who uses the name “Phillip Carter,” was linked to at least 253 fraudulent filings for unemployment benefits, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in Seattle. Chukwuemeka Onyegbula, an IT staff of Pan Ocean Oil Corporation Nigeria Limited, has been indicted in the U.S. State of Washington for wire fraud and identity theft. Onyegbula, who … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has paraded two of its staff members for allegedly extorting money from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates with the promise to help them secure university admission. The affected employees are Andy Okoro, a level 12 officer in Delta State’s JAMB office, who confessed to collecting N500,000 from … Read more
A federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has convicted Prince Adekunle Oyinlola without option of fine on three counts of conspiracy between the defendant and three others at large. He was convicted by the presiding judge of the trial court, Honourable Justice Peter Lifu, in a case with Charge Number FHC/OS/42C/2012: FRN v Prince Oyinlola … Read more
A Kano State High Court has sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan, a staff of the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) to 5 years jail term for defrauding the State Government of ₦513,445,000. Mohammed Hassan was charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 4-count charge of allegedly … Read more