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Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata

September 16, 2025

Nigerian conman Ehis Akhimieto jailed for defrauding 400 Americans

Mr Akhimie admitted in court that he defrauded over 400 individuals and earned $6 million in ill-gotten money during the span of the scheme.

U.S. prisoner in cuffs
April 29, 2025

U.S. court jails prolific fraudster Okezie Ogbata for defrauding over 400 Americans

Mr Ogbata admitted to stealing over $6 million before he was eventually caught by American enforcement agencies alongside European authorities.

U.S. prisoner in cuffs
January 16, 2025

Nigerian transnational fraudster Okezie Ogbata convicted for defrauding 400 U.S. victims, to be sentenced April 14

Mr Ogbata, scheduled to be sentenced on April 14, faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

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