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Izunna Okonkwo

December 22, 2025

U.S.-based Nigerian Izunna Okonkwo, five others charged with $41 million fraud, risk over 100 years in prison

Mr Lamparello said, “As alleged, the defendants engaged in insider trading and market manipulation on a massive scale.”

FBI
December 5, 2025

FBI accuses Forbes-celebrated Nigerian tech boss, Izunna Okonkwo, of $41 million bank fraud, money laundering

The Nigerian entrepreneur, 30, is the latest suspected fraudster to face criminal charges in the United States.

Izunna Okonkwo and FBI