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Nigerian Pastor bags 27 months in US prison for $4.2m fraud

A Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, has been sentenced to 27 months in a United States prison for defrauding the US government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Oluwasanmi was arrested in April 2024 alongside Joseph Oloyede, the traditional ruler of Ipetumodu in Osun State. The duo were accused of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic, and were slammed with 13 criminal charges ranging from conspiracy to comm…

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$4.2m COVID-19 fraud: US court jails Nigerian pastor, Osun monarch forfeits property

A United States District Court has sentenced Edward Oluwasanmi, a Nigerian pastor, to 27 months in prison for his involvement in a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. His co-defendant, Joseph Oloyede, a traditional ruler from Osun State, has forfeited property linked to the crime. On July 2, 2025, Judge Christopher Boyko of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio convicted Oluwasanmi on Counts 1, 11, and 12 of a 13-count…

Nigerian Pastor Jailed in U.S. Over $4.2m COVID-19 Relief fra¥d, Osun Monarch Loses Property

Nigerian Pastor Jailed in U.S. Over $4.2m COVID-19 Relief fra¥d, Osun Monarch Loses Property A U.S. District Court has sentenced Nigerian pastor Edward Oluwasanmi to 27 months in prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 relief fra¥d involving falsified applications under the U.S. Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP) and Economic Inj¥ry Disaster Loans (EIDL). Oluwasanmi, convicted on three counts of fra¥d, was also fined $15,000 and …

FBI Files Complaint Against Lagos-Based Suspect Over Crypto Fraud Linked to Trump Event — Akelicious

The FBI has filed a legal complaint to seize property belonging to a Lagos-based fraudster, Ehiremen Aigbokhan, who is accused of stealing over ₦460 million meant for Donald Trump’s 2025 presidential inauguration. Mr. Aigbokhan is also wanted for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering scheme. According to U.S. court documents, he and his team tricked a donor who planned to give money to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. They …

FBI files legal complaint against Nigerian fraudster over Donald Trump's inauguration fund

GistReel The Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against Nigerian fraudster, Ehiremen Aigbokhan over $250,000 meant for Donald Trump’s inauguration. This development comes amid the United States Embassy in Nigeria closing its offices in Lagos and Abuja in observance of America’s Independence Day. According to reports, Ehiremen Aigbokhan and his team deceived a donor who planned to give funds to the Trump…