The Nigerian crooks stole over $17 million, which was laundered through a network of various bank accounts and then sent to co-conspirators in Africa and Asia.
According to Ms Bondi, “escorting a criminal defendant out a back door” is tantamount to obstruction of justice.
Mr Iwuagwu is the latest name on the list of Nigerian offenders on trial for wire fraud.
The New York-based crypto-prediction market said the raid was due to its role in giving users a platform to bet on the recent general elections in the United States.
A Nigerian was sentenced Tuesday for participating in a computer hacking and BEC scheme that caused over $5 million in losses to multiple victims in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claims that he took only folders for classified documents as “a cool keepsake.”
