A Nigerian man identified as
Okechukwu Desmond Amadi, has been sentenced to 11 years in US Prison for
international fraud.
The Nigerian man who was sentenced to 11 years in US
prison by District Judge James Moody on Wednesday, April 10, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit
money laundering and money laundering.
A
forfeiture order of $833,625 was issued against him and it represents the
proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. He was also ordered to pay $1,358,500
in restitution to the victims.
The convict who worked with an
international criminal organization based in Nigeria, that defrauded dozens of
victims across the United States with multiple schemes and then laundered the
funds through a complex network of bank accounts, was found guilty of the crime
on November 7, 2018.
It was alleged that the criminal organization identified
as of Africa or the Group, coordinated the fraud and money laundering activity
around the globe via cells or “zones” in Nigeria, Canada, the United States,
and elsewhere.
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