Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, who was wanted by FBI was convicted on Tuesday by Justice M S. Sifawa of
the Sokoto State High court sitting in Sokoto, over $150,000 internet fraud..
The charge reads, “that you
Adedeji Emmanuel Oluwatosin, sometime between January and July 2019 at Sokoto
within the jurisdiction of the Sokoto State High Court did steal the sum of
$150, 000.00 (One Hundred and fifty Thousand Dollars) through wire funds.
The funds were transfer
from multiple foreign victims by fraudulent intrusion into their retirement
accounts domiciled in United States of America via internet.
Then transferred the said
sums into fraudulent business accounts created by you and you withdrew the said
funds through ATM Cards and cashier cheques and you thereby committed the
offence of Theft contrary to Section 274 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law
2019 and punishable under Section 275 of the same Law”.
Upon arraignment, Adedeji
pleaded guilty to the charge.
In view of the defendant’s
plea, the prosecuting counsel, Musa. Mela Gwani asked the court to convict and
sentence the defendant.
However, the defence
counsel, Shamsu A. Dauda, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy
as his client was a first time offender who has become remorseful. He also told
the court that the convict is ready to rescue the victims by forfeiting his
home in Kaduna and two Mercedes Benz cars (Models C550e and C450) to the
victims.
Justice Sifawa, thereafter
convicted and sentenced the defendant to two (2) years imprisonment with option
of Two Million Naira (N2, 000,000.00) fine.
He ordered the convict to
rescue the victims by forfeiting the proceeds of the said crime: a residential
apartment situated at No17/19 Seamans Street, Maigero, Kaduna State and two
Mercedes Benz Models C550e and C450 respectively through Asset Forfeiture Unit
of the EFCC for disposal and return of the proceeds to the victims of the
offence through the US Legal Attaché in Nigeria.
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