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Connecticut

December 6, 2024

Nigerian scammer sentenced to eight years in U.S. prison for cyberfraud

Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, a Nigerian national, was sentenced yesterday in New Haven, Connecticut, to eight years in prison for operating a business email compromise scheme.

Cyberfraud
August 23, 2024

U.S. govt files antitrust lawsuit against software company RealPage over landlords’ collusion to hike rents

The lawsuit alleges that RealPage participated in a price-fixing conspiracy that boosted rents beyond market forces for millions of people through its software.

RealPage
May 2, 2024

Malaysia-based Nigerian fraudster jailed in U.S. after extradition for $6.3 million online scheme

Osuji led a network of scammers in Malaysia and elsewhere in a sophisticated business email compromise scheme to defraud victims of millions of dollars.’’

U. S. A.
March 27, 2024

Joe Lieberman, U.S. senator who was Al Gore’s vice-presidential candidate, dies at 82

The Jewish politician, who recently championed a so-called no-label movement to challenge the Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S., was public about his ties to faith.

Ex U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman
January 15, 2024

Mr Woodberry asks U.S. appeals court to slash eight-year prison sentence in multimillion-dollar fraud conviction

Prosecutors, however, maintained that Olalekan Jacob Ponle’s penalty was consistent with similar cases decided in the past.

MR WOODBERRY
June 16, 2023

U.S. appoints first Muslim female federal judge

She received a federal bench nomination from U.S. President Joe Biden in January 2022.

Nusrat Choudhury
January 25, 2023

U.S. drags Google to court over allegations of monopolising digital ads market

The U.S. government accused Google of linking technology tools such as publish ad server as a ploy to keep controlling the digital advertising market.

Google Hq
June 28, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell bags 20 years jail time for sex trafficking

Ms Maxwell, who did not testify in her defence during the trial, apologised to the victims shortly before the sentence was handed down.

Ghislaine Maxwell
June 25, 2022

U.S. president signs gun reform law months after deadly mass shootings

The law became the first of its kind in three decades, and according to President Biden was necessary to “save lives”.