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I see these press releases often. They are more or less the same scam. Makes you wonder how many that are out there haven't been busted yet.
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U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Babatunde Ajibawo, age 55, of Essex, United Kingdom to four years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Judge Blake has also ordered Ajibawo to pay $262,653.87 in restitution.
According to his plea agreement, from February 2017 to February 2020, Ajibawo, Oyekanmi Oworu, age 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland and others conspired to fraudulently obtain checks made out to legitimate businesses, then fraudulently register shell companies to obtain state business certificates in the identical or similar name of the legitimate businesses to which the checks were made payable. The conspiracy also used the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Modernized Internet Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the fraudulently obtained social security numbers of real individuals to obtain an EIN for the fraudulent business.
In total, Ajibawo and his co-conspirators created 50 fraudulent shell entities, caused an actual loss of at least $606,598.08, and compromised the identifying information of more than 50 individual victims.
Co-defendant Oyekanmi Oworu pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft on December 2, 2021. Oworu faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison followed by up to five of supervised release for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and a mandatory two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence for aggravated identity theft.
I wonder if $1.7 million in fraud is a deportable offense today.
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U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Idowu Raji, age 40, of Baltimore County, Maryland, to 94 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit access device fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft in relation to multiple financial schemes. The Court also ordered Raji to pay $1,793,472 in restitution.
Raji conspired with multiple individuals, including Adewumi Abioye, age 35, of Randallstown, Maryland and Lukman Salam, age 37, of Delaware, to defraud multiple businesses, individuals, and financial institutions to illegally obtain more than $750,000.
Njuh Valentine Fombe, a/k/a “Valentine”, age 36, formerly of Beltsville, Maryland, had an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on August 8, 2022, after being a fugitive for almost three years until his arrest on August 6, 2022. A federal grand jury indicted Fombe on September 23, 2019, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, aggravated identity theft.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Olatunde Vincent, age 35, of Pikesville, Maryland, to 50 months in federal prison yesterday, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Judge Gallagher ordered Vincent to pay more than $240,000 in restitution. The charges stemmed from a fraud scheme in which Vincent and other conspirators used false identification documents containing the personal identifying information real persons to open bank accounts, which were used to receive money obtained from victim companies and individuals.
Maybe you should not assume that all of the people in your posts are foreign, as your thread title implies. With one exception, all have US cities of residence.
Perhaps you should not jump to unsupported conclusions. Sure, they are bad guys, but not necessarily foreign bad guys.
Maybe you should not assume that all of the people in your posts are foreign, as your thread title implies. With one exception, all have US cities of residence.
Perhaps you should not jump to unsupported conclusions. Sure, they are bad guys, but not necessarily foreign bad guys.
But they are foreign nationals.
Foreign National, Njuh Valentine Fombe Faces Federal Charges for Wire Fraud.
Foreign Nationals Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Fraud
"According to Vincent’s plea agreement and other court documents, in early 2019, Vincent and others, including Idowu Raji, Hameed Adesokan, Adewumi Abioye, Lukman Salam, Akolade Ojo, and Damilola Lawal, conspired to defraud multiple businesses, individuals, and financial institutions"
Several were held on pre-trial detention because it was recognized that there was a very high risk of flight since they had tenuous ties to the community and were foreign nationals. For example:
"Lawal is a Nigerian citizen, has extensive family ties to Nigeria, and owns property there.
He is alleged to have participated in an extensive fraud scheme involving the use of false
identification information, including false passports. The evidence of Lawal’s participation in the
scheme is extremely strong, including a series of WhatsApp messages clearly illustrating his role.
The fraud offenses charged in the indictment involve more than a half-million dollars in illicit
proceeds, and most of those funds have not been located, meaning that they could be available for
Lawal’s use if he absconds. Lawal is facing a lengthy federal sentence, providing a powerful
incentive to flee.
Most importantly, based on the information provided by the Government at the
detention hearing and in its memorandum, ECF 67 at 9-11, it appears that Lawal provided false information to immigration authorities and to Pretrial Services about his residence and his marital status. He told Pretrial Services in November, 2020, that he had lived at Vargis Circle with his
sister and her children since November 2019, and had lived on Tilden Lane in New York for two previous years. In contrast, he told immigration authorities, in March, 2020, that his current address was on Tilden Street in New York. Moreover, the female resident of Vargis Circle, Aminat
Lawal, appears from Nigerian divorce paperwork to be Lawal’s ex-wife, not his sister, and the children living at that residence appear to be their shared children. Lawal’s current proposed thirdparty custodian confirmed that he had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, not his
sister and her children as he had told Pretrial. Additionally, Lawal’s cell phone records (specifically cell site information) and lease records indicate that Lawal and his children were living on Rudisill Court in the Milford Mills area of Maryland before November, 2019, and not in New York as Lawal had reported to Pretrial. A lack of candor with those who would be supervising his release conditions weighs heavily against his release."
Some foreigners exploit our system,they think they can get away with it based on how things operate in their own country(like bribery).
Years ago there is a nationwide raid by FBI on medicare fraud,it hits many major cities on the same day,aided by local police.
My neighbor who had a good regular job ran a transportation company taking MEdicare patients to a therapy center where they play games and watch TV,and then billed Medicare for transpotation cost,he and his partner collected over $1.7 millions in less than 2 years.
One morning at 7 am,his house was surrounded by FBI agents,local sheriff and police,he was taken away in handcuff,so is his beat up van which has no special medical set up to justify billing Medicare for special transport,he ended up in jail for 7 years.
He is from an African country.
Maybe you should not assume that all of the people in your posts are foreign, as your thread title implies. With one exception, all have US cities of residence.
Perhaps you should not jump to unsupported conclusions. Sure, they are bad guys, but not necessarily foreign bad guys.
I've done a bit of diligence to assure the title info is correct.
All previous posts have identified people that were mentioned as foreigners in the releases. I did not personally verify this info as I don't have the means to do that. I take that the journalists making the original posts did that work.
Repeat all identified previously as foreign nationals by news accumulator. The Justice Department releases don't state this information perhaps since it isn't politically correct to do so.
Njuh Valentine Fombe
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Foreign National Faces Federal Charges for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Aggravated Identity Theft Related to a Business Email Compromise Scheme
Damilola Lawal, Idowu Ademola Raji, Akolade Ojo
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Three Foreign Nationals Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for $3.5 Million Wire Fraud Scheme
Olatunde Vincent
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Foreign National Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Fraud
Babatunde Ajibawo, age 55, of Essex, United Kingdom
Defendant Alleged to be Connected to $1.9 Million in Combined Victim Losses
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Isidore Iwuagwu, age 35, of Upper Malboro, Maryland, with the federal charge of conspiring to commit money laundering related to numerous online romance scams.
According to the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, between October 2015 and July 2021, Iwuagwu participated in a romance scam in which individuals contacted victims on social media platforms and dating sites, engaged in online relationships with the victims, then convinced victims to send large sums of money claiming the funds were needed for purported personal hardships or shipping costs for various imports. Many victims reported sending funds at the request of individuals claiming to be deployed members of the U.S. Armed Forces who asked for money for various personal hardships. The alleged scam involved more than 20 victims, many of whom are senior citizens. The victims linked to Iwuagwu reported losing a combined $1.9 million to the scheme.
Scammer's business info:
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SHAMOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LTD was incorporated in OWERRI, Nigeria
Owners / Directors / Key management personal
Isidore Izuchukwu Iwuagwu Director
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U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin today sentenced Alexander Juarez-Sanchez, a/k/a Jose Manuel Flores, age 37, a citizen of Mexico most recently residing in Indianapolis, Indiana, to 210 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically fentanyl and heroin, and for illegally re-entering the United States after removal. Juarez-Sanchez was convicted of those charges on May 31, 2022.
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