Nigerian Man Jailed Four Years In US Over $2.7m Investment Fraud

Nigerian Motivational Speaker ‘Black Mentor’ Jailed 4 Years For $2.7m Investment Fraud in Us court

A Nigerian businessman known online as “The Black Mentor”, Joseph James Nantomah, has been sentenced to four years in a United States federal prison after an investment fraud scheme left at least 39 victims with losses of more than $2.7 million. Nantomah, 49, was sentenced on September 18, 2026, in the Eastern District of Wisconsin […]

Popular businessman sentenced to 4 years in US over $2 million fraud

Nigerian man Joseph Nantomah, known as The Black Mentor, gets 48 months for a $2.76m real estate scam that cheated 39 victims across the US in late 2026.

Nigerian Man Jailed Four Years In US Over $2.7m Investment Fraud

A 49-year-old Nigerian man, Joseph James Nantomah, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison in the United States for an investment fraud scheme that caused losses of more than $2.7 million to at least 39 victims.

Wisconsin Investment Fraud Scheme Leads to 48-Month Sentence for Nigerian Man

WISCONSIN — Brad Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 18, 2026, Joseph James Nantomah (aka “The Black Mentor”) (age 49) was sentenced to 48 months’ incarceration for committing an investment fraud scheme that resulted in a loss of more than $2,700,000 to investors across the country and abroad. According to court records, Joseph Nantomah entered the United States on a …