A Nigerian national was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for his role in a business email compromise scheme that defrauded companies in Connecticut, New York, Colorado and Alaska. Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, faced sentencing in federal court in New Haven where he was handed down an eight-year prison term, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal officials said Osuji and others were involved in a scheme out of multiple countries t…

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Two Nigerians, Okechuckwu Osuji and Tolulope Bodunde, who were co-conspirators in a business email compromise scheme, have been sentenced to a combined jail term of 10 years by a United States federal jury. Their conviction was contained in a press statement signed by the Office of the Public Affairs, US Department of Justice and obtained

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Two Nigerians, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji and Tolulope Bodunde, have been sentenced to a combined jail term of 10 years over $6m business email fraud in the US.

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Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, a Nigerian national, was sentenced yesterday in New Haven, Connecticut, to eight years in prison for operating a business

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A United States court has sentenced a 39-year-old Nigerian national, Okechukwu Osuji, to eight years’ imprisonment for defrauding organisations and individuals to the tune of $6m.
Osuji was sentenced in New Haven, Connecticut on Wednesday for operating a business email compromise scheme out of multiple countries, including the United States.
Similarly, his Nigerian accomplice, Tolulope Bodunde pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in pri…

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A Nigerian national, Okechukwu Valentine Osuji, has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a U.S. court in New Haven, Connecticut, for his role in a $6 million business email compromise (BEC) scheme.The 39-year-old was convicted of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.Operating across multiple countries, including the United States, Osuji and his co-conspirators targeted businesses and individuals by imp…

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US court sentences Nigerian national to eight years over $6 million fraud

A Nigerian national, Okechukwu Valentine Osuji, has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a U.S. court in New Haven, Connecticut, for his role in a $6 million business email compromise (BEC) scheme. The 39-year-old was convicted of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Operating across multiple countries, including […] The post US court sentences Nigerian national to eight years over $6 million fraud ap…

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A Nigerian man has been convicted of a protracted email and wire fraud scheme in a Connecticut court that totaled $6 million in damages. Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, a Nigerian national has been handed an eight-year jail term for an email compromise scheme that spanned multiple nations, including the United States. Osuji’s co-conspirators have been equally harried by international agencies looking to bring them to a court hearing. The Justice Dep…

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