Three Nigerian nationals, who in July 2015
were extradited from South Africa to the Southern District of
Mississippi, were convicted, last week, by a federal jury for their
wide-ranging Internet fraud schemes.
Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30,
was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank
fraud, conspiracy to commit identity theft, access device fraud, and
theft of U.S. government funds, two counts of mail fraud, and conspiracy
to commit money laundering.
Ayelotan faces up to 95 years in
prison. Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31, was convicted of conspiracy to commit
mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud, conspiracy to commit identity
theft, access device fraud, and theft of U.S. government funds, three
counts of mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Raheem
faces up to 115 years in prison. Femi Alexander Mewase, 45, was
convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, and
conspiracy to commit identity theft, access device fraud, and theft of
U.S. government funds. Mewase faces up to 25 years in prison. Sentencing
for all three is set for May 24, in the Southern District of
Mississippi.

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