Brazilian footballer Neymar accused of fraud due to corrupted Barcelona signing

It has been nine years since the Brazilian football star Neymar moved from Brazil to Barcelona, he faces trial for alleged irregularities surrounding the transfer. In a legal saga that has dragged on for years, the Brazilian international who moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 has been accused of fraud and corruption. Neymar is due to go on trial for two weeks from 17 October, along with the two former presidents of Barcelona football club Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell are also facing the same allegations All…

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White House Adviser, Steven Bannon & Others Charged For Fundraising Fraud Of Trump’s Border Wall

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon and three others were arrested and charged with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a fundraising campaign that was supposed to support Trump’s border wall. Bannon and defendant Brian Kolfage promised donors that the more than $25 million raised for the We Build the Wall campaign would go straight to the cause. Instead, prosecutors say Bannon and the others pocketed money to pay for their own lifestyle expenses. Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News, was an influential voice…

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Fraud: US Court Dismisses Case Against Hushpuppi’s Accomplice, Woodberry

A court in the United States has dismissed the case against Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian accused of multi-million dollar wire fraud. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was arrested, alongside Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for multiple fraud charges after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit. The duo were extradited to the U.S. on July 2. According to the complaint against Mr Ponle, an unnamed Chicago company was tricked into sending wire transfers totalling $15.2 million. Companies based in Iowa, Kansas,…

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The House Of Representative Uncovers N81bn Fraud In NDDC

The members of Nigerian House of Representatives have unravelled how the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission mismanaged N81.5bn between February and May 2020. The lawmakers revealed that an amount of N81.5bn left the account of the NDDC without due process. The said money was reportedly released for no specific implementation of any project. Recall that the 2020 budget defence of the Niger Delta Development Commission ended abruptly at the Senate on Tuesday as its Interim Management Committee failed to account for a shortfall of N143bn in…

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Hushpuppi Denied Bail, Court Held He Is A Flight Risk

Suspected international fraudster, Raymond Abbas, aka Ray Hushpuppi, has been denied bail by the US Northern District of Illinois court. The court ruled that the self-acclaimed billionaire Gucci master, Hushpuppi, who has over 2.5m followers on Instagram, will remain in detention until his trial is done. Hushpuppi will be transported to Los Angeles by the United States Marshall Service and will not be allowed to stay with his girlfriendโ€™s uncle in Homewood, Illinois. The trial is slated to be held in Los Angeles where the case was filed rather than…

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Hushpuppi: FBI Sworn Affidavit As Per Fraud Case

AFFIDAVIT I, ANDREW JOHN INNOCENTI, being duly sworn, declare and state as follows: I. INTRODUCTION I am a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (โ€œFBIโ€), and have been so employed since approximately March 2015. I am currently assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office, High-Tech Organized Crime Squad, where I primarily investigate cyber-enabled fraud and business email compromise (โ€œBECโ€) schemes. Between approximately August 2015 and December 2018, I was assigned to a cyber-crime squad in the Chicago Field Office, where I investigated cyber-related crimes, including BEC cases. During my…

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Fraud Alert: Nigerian Law School Exposed

The Office of Auditor-General of the Federation on Thursday has uncovered several anomalies in the financial records of the Nigerian Law School. The Audit report presented to the Senate, exposed the apex legal academic institution for misappropriation and spending without approvals. The 2015 Financial Report of the office is currently being scrutinised by the Senate Public Accounts Committee for investigation. The report stated that, the management of the Nigerian Law School illegally paid N32m to the account of an unnamed cleaner over a period of 12 months. The Auditor-General report…

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11 Nigerians Indicted For Allegedly Committing Fraud In the United States

11 Nigerians have been arraigned over $6m alleged bank fraud in the United States of America. This is happening two weeks after six other Nigerians were indicted for alleged involvement in over $6m Internet fraud. According to a statement by the US Attorneyโ€™s Office, District of New Jersey, the defendants are Sulaiman Dosunmu, 39; Tunde Adeowo, 40; Muritala Adeowo, 55; Ayanniyi Alayande, 47; Ahmmed Ponle, 41; Margiettu Kamu, 34; Rafiat Sarumi, 36; Babatunde Oke, 40; Adekunle Owolabi, 49; Olayinka Olaseinde, 42; Olugbenga Oyedele, 47. According to US Attorney, Craig Carpenito,…

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Fraud Alert: The TC Brand @thetcbrand, a Instagram Influencer Allegedly Defraud Thousands of Followers

While most youngsters have taken to different activities during the pandemic restriction, some have done legitimate activities while others in the likes of a certain The TC brand on IG had taken to defrauding their peers. This was revealed in a post widely shared mostly on IG and Twitter by some of the young undergraduates who were defrauded. The statement reads as follows; “This is to notify the general public that a particula brand named: @thetcbrand_ who are into online contest are confirmed a group of confirmed scammers. “They are…

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Okeke Obinnwane (Invictus) Ready For A Guilty Plea Bargain With US Authority Over Fraud Charges

The young and vibrant CEO and Nigerian businessman by the name Obinwanne Okeke who was arrested in the United States last August, has surrendered after months of putting up a good fight against the two-count charge of wire and computer fraud slammed on him by American authorities. Mr Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi in Nigeria. He was named as one of the best grossing under 30s by Forbes. Mr. Okeke has now told American authorities of his resolve to enter a guilty plea to suffice a lesser sentence. The…

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