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FBI links Nigerian-American tech entrepreneur...

FBI links Nigerian-American tech entrepreneur to alleged...

EFCC arraigns FBI suspect, Godslove...

EFCC arraigns FBI suspect, Godslove Obiwuru over...

FBI links Nigerian-American tech entrepreneur to alleged $41m insider trading scheme

FBI links Nigerian-American tech entrepreneur to alleged $41m insider trading scheme Story by Okafor Vivian  The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified Nigerian-American entrepreneur Izunna Okonkwo, co-founder of the Lagos-based tech start-up Pastel, as a person of interest in an alleged $41 million insider trading and money laundering scheme. According to U.S. prosecutors, Okonkwo is suspected of receiving confidential, market moving information about major corporate acquisitions before they were publicly announced. The information was allegedly passed through an intermediary linked to a Citibank insider in New York. Investigators say the...
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News

FBI links Nigerian-American...

FBI links Nigerian-American tech entrepreneur to alleged $41m insider trading scheme Story by Okafor Vivian  The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified Nigerian-American...
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Crime

EFCC arraigns FBI...

EFCC arraigns FBI suspect, Godslove Obiwuru over crypto wallet takeover The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Godslove Munachiso Obiwuru, a 26-year-old...
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Tinubu seeks to...

Tinubu seeks to block FBI, DEA document release in US court President Bola Tinubu has filed a new motion in a U.S. court to prevent...
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Crime

FBI targets Lagos...

FBI targets Lagos fraudster over ₦460 Million cryptocurrency scam on Trump 2025 inauguration funds The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a civil forfeiture...
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Crime

FBI: 22 Nigerians...

FBI: 22 Nigerians arrested in sextortion bust, half linked to victims who committed suicide The arrests were made during Operation Artemis, a first-of-its-kind global operation...
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EFCC

EFCC returns $132,362,...

EFCC returns $132,362, ₦78m to international fraud victims The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday returned a total sum of $132,362.43 and ₦78,566,324.81 to...
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US-based Nigerian pastor...

US-based Nigerian pastor arrested over multimillion-dollar internet fraud Nigerian Pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly conspiring with Osun monarch,...
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Crime

Two US-based Nigerian...

Two US-based Nigerian fraudsters bag 40 years jail term for romance scam Two Nigerian fraudsters, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37, are...
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FBI extradites Abiola...

FBI extradites Abiola Kayode to US over alleged $6m cyber fraud The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has successfully extradited Abiola Kayode, 37, from Ghana...
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