US Moves to Strip Nigerian of Citizenship in $91m Tax Fraud Case

US Moves to Revoke Nigerian Man’s Citizenship Over $91m Tax Fraud Scheme

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated legal proceedings to revoke the citizenship of a Nigerian-born man, Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, following revelations of a large-scale identity theft and tax fraud operation. According to authorities, Kazeem was previously convicted in 2017 for his role in a sophisticated scheme that targeted more than 259,000 individuals. Investigators say the operation involved filing thousands of fra…

US Moves to Strip Nigerian of Citizenship in $91m Tax Fraud Case

A Nigerian‑born U.S. citizen is facing efforts by U.S. authorities to strip him of his citizenship after being convicted in a major $91 million tax fraud scheme, officials say.The case involves Nnamdi Orji, who was sentenced in 2023 in a U.S. federal court to 18 years in prison for his role in orchestrating a large‑scale tax fraud and money‑laundering operation targeting public funds. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil a…