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EFCC Arraigns Man for $1,410,000 Fraud in Lagos
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, March 11, 2022, arraigned one Kolawole Adedayo Erinle alongside his firm, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on an amended three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of $1,410,000 (One Million Four-Hundred and Ten Thousand United States Dollars).
The defendant is alleged to have engaged in Business Email Compromise, BEC, fraud to defraud his victim. The fraudulent case, which was reported to the EFCC by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), alleged that in 2019, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), transferred $1,412,509 USD to an account believed to be that of a contractor.
EFCC Arrests Suspected International “Catcher” On FBI List, Osondu Igwilo, Three Others for $100m Fraud
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
It was the end of road, on Thursday, March 11, 2022 for one Osondu Victor Igwilo, who had been on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, since 2018, when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Command, swooped on him.
Fifty-two year-old Igwilo, who is the alleged leader of a criminal network of “ catchers’’ was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmaunel and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos for an alleged fraud, money laundering and identity theft to the tune of about $100m.
EFCC to Assist NACOTAN in Blocking Revenue Leakages in Cotton Industry
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- Written by Rashida Abdullahi
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, March 10, 2022, stated that the Commission was willing to work with stakeholders in blocking revenue leakages and ensuring accountability in the Cotton, Textile and Garment industry.
EFCC Arrests 33 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
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- Written by Rashida Abdullahi
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirty three (33) suspected internet fraudsters for alleged internet fraud.
Kuchazi Promised a Cut of $9.6Bn P&ID Contract - EFCC Witness
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- Written by Rashida Abdullahi
The money laundering trial of Mohammed Kuchazi, commercial director of Process and Industrial Development Limited continued today, March 10, before Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court with a prosecuting witness, Temitope Olubumi, disclosing that the defendant was offered a cut of the controversial P&ID contract.
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