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FBI

February 8, 2023

Sextortion: FBI issues global alert on Nigerian, other sex predators blackmailing children

A report accused West African adults of posing as young girls, tricking victims into sending them explicit videos or photos and then threatening to release the material unless they send money or gift

FBI and Nigerian men at cybercafe used to illustrate the story
January 25, 2023

Classified documents found in former U.S. Vice-President Pence’s house

An undisclosed number of classified documents have been found in the home of former United States Vice-President Mike Pence after his aides searched the residence.

Ex United States Vice-President Mike Pence, United States President Joe Biden, and Ex United States President Donald Trump
December 15, 2022

Ex-Twitter employee selling users’ private info to Saudi government arrested, jailed

Twitter policies required Abouammo to protect user information and disclose conflicts of interest, but he did not.

A composite of Ahmad Abouammo and Twitter used to illustrate story.
November 4, 2022

Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of working as UAE agent

Mr Barrack was acquitted of all charges on Friday after prosecutors failed to back up the allegations with substantial evidence.

Tom Barrick and Donald Trump
November 3, 2022

Glencore used private jets to fly multimillion-dollar cash bribes to NNPC in Nigeria: UK Govt

Glencore Energy UK Ltd. may be sentenced on Thursday after the judge considers the injury Glencore acknowledged as well as other elements like the degree of the company’s guilt.

Glencore/NNPC
October 28, 2022

Former UN official jailed 15 years for drugging, raping women

“I realise that words of apology will only ring hollow here today and that words of apology cannot undo the damage that I have so clearly caused.”

October 9, 2022

Internet Fraud: Adesuwa Ogiozee’s co-conspirator Kayode Adeniyi gets 3.5 years in jail, deportation to Nigeria

Adesuwa Ogiozee’s trial as the ringleader of an extensive Internet fraud syndicate will commence on February 6, 2023, court documents said.

October 7, 2022

FBI arrests Davido’s Rolls Royce dealer, Instagram influencer Adesuwa Ogiozee over multimillion-dollar Internet fraud

American authorities said the Instagram auto marketer committed more “extensive” financial crimes and was the leader of a syndicate fleecing people on the Internet.

October 6, 2022

U.S. court orders FBI to seize $1 million Chimaroke Nnamani stole in last-minute looting of Enugu treasury

Judge William Acker issued a consolidated ruling ordering the seizure of the illicit funds as well as forfeitures of Mr Nnamani’s assets to the U.S. government on May 13, 2009.

October 4, 2022

Chimaroke Nnamani stole $41.8 million from Enugu, paid millions of dollars in cash for Florida properties: FBI

Previously unreported U.S. court filings said the Nigerian senator forfeited assets in one of several illicit schemes he pulled as Enugu governor from 1999-2007.

Chimaroke