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ReplyDeleteGov. Dapo Abiodun’s SSA Nabbed for Fraud
By Adebiyi Orilabawaye, Ogun
18 May, 2021
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Abidemi Rufai, a senior special assistant (SSA) to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has been arrested in the United States of America for defrauding the States in the region of $350,000 through its COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fund.
Rufai who was a House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections was apprehended on Friday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, by US federal agents as he attempted to leave the country.
The information provided on the website of the United States Department of Justice on Friday on the former aspirant for Ijebu Central Federal Constituency of Ogun State read thus:
A Nigerian citizen was arrested Friday evening at JFK Airport in New York on a criminal complaint charging him with wire fraud for his scheme to steal over $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Abidemi Rufai, aka Sandy Tang, 42, of Lekki, Nigeria, made his initial appearance Saturday May 15, 2021 in New York. He is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday.
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*How He Was Apprehended*
Since the first fraud reports to our office in April 2020, we have worked diligently with a federal law enforcement team to track down the criminals who stole funds designated for pandemic relief,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Gorman.
The criminal complaint alleges that Rufai used the stolen identities of more than 100 Washington residents to file fraudulent claims with ESD for pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
Rufai also filed fraudulent unemployment claims with Hawaii, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, and Pennsylvania. He used variations of a single e-mail address in a manner intended to evade automatic detection by fraud systems. By using this practice, Rufai made it appear that each claim was connected with a different email account.
Although the Gmail account used his fake name, the recovery phone number was the one he used in his 2019 US application. Also, a Google drive account associated with the Gmail account included the picture he used in the visa application and other government documents.
It also contained purchase confirmation emails for production that listed his brother's address in Jamaica, New York as the billing address. Investigators found a massive cache of tax returns and evidence that Rufai was allegedly involved in other numerous fraud schemes.
Law enforcement determined more than $288,000 was deposited into an American bank account controlled by Rufai between March and August 202.
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Donald Voiret, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Seattle said: “Greed is a powerful motivator. Unfortunately, the greed alleged to this defendant affects all taxpayers.
“The FBI and our partners will not stand idly by while individuals attempt to defraud programs meant to assist American workers and families suffering the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
*Implication of His Arrest*
Wire fraud is punishable by up to 30 years in prison when it relates to benefits paid in connection with a presidentially-declared disaster or emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
If found guilty, Rufai will spend up to 30 years in prison for the alleged crime. He has also been suspended by his boss, the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun over the allegation.
Click link below to watch video one of the victims of the said COVID-19 unemployment scam speak, as US TV host gives details of how Abidemi Rufai pulled off the benefit scam he was arrested for.
https://twitter.com/TheVyralTrendz/status/1394964003076677633?s=19
Lebanese national impregnates 7 minors
ReplyDeleteBy: Biyi Orilabawaye
From: Jos
Plateau Police Command has arrested a middle-aged Lebanese national identified as Simo, for allegedly sleeping with 14 under-aged girls in the Abattoir Community, a suburb of Jos, the state capital.
According to Africa Independent Television, the Lebanese was said to have lured his victims to his residence, while seven of them are allegedly pregnant.
The command’s spokesman, ASP, Gabriel Ubah, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect said his arrest followed a complaint by the family of an 11-year-old girl who he allegedly molested.
The complaint further led to the discovery of his other victims in the community, a situation that angered community members who stormed the Police Station, calling for justice for the victims.
“We have an issue about a Lebanese man using girls of age 10-13 to act pornography. He was arrested yesterday (Thursday) but now he is nowhere to be found and the policemen are saying nothing about it.
“The police have refused to release the girls in question. So there is uproar around the station because the youths insist that the girls must be released and that the man must not go free,” One of the angry youths told newsmen.
Ubah, however, said an investigation is ongoing with the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
Caged girl released by the Police
ReplyDeleteBy: Biyi Orilabawaye
From: Ondo
Dateline: 18/05/21
The police in Sokoto state have rescued a 12-year-old girl, Joy Emmanuel, caged for eight months by her guardians identified as Bassey and Esther Emmanuel at their home in the Sokoto Cinema area in Sokoto North Local Government Area.
According to reports, Joy was locked up and deprived of food because of her unstable mental condition.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesman of the state police command, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, said the victim was rescued on Thursday, May 13 while the suspects were arrested and detained at the Dadin Kowa police station.
“They kept the girl in a cage at their compound and starved her of food for eight months.
When our men broke the door of the cage, the girl was too frail to walk because she was emaciated. We met her in a very horrible situation, urinating and excreting inside the cage.
The girl was taken to the specialist’s hospital for treatment,” he said.
Abubakar said the victim and the suspects would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) for further action
http://saharareporters.com/2021/05/14/12-year-old-girl-caged-8-months-starved-couple-nigeria