Tuesday, April 21, 2026

U.S. Department of Justice

April 16, 2026

Yahoo Boys Akinade Raheem, Abayomi Eletu nabbed over $100 million identity fraud

Two fraudsters, Akinade Raheem and Abayomi Eletu, have been charged with a stolen-identity tax fraud that sought over $100 million from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Dollars and IRS agents
April 15, 2026

Prolific Bangladeshi smuggler extradited from Brazil to face trafficking charges in U.S.

Court documents claimed Mr Islam facilitated the movement of migrants, coordinating routes across multiple countries before directing them to the U.S. southern border.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
April 15, 2026

U.S. begins compensation process for victims of $4 billion OneCoin crypto fraud

The group, through OneCoin, marketed a fake cryptocurrency via a global multi-level marketing network, deceiving millions of investors worldwide.

Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood; OneCoin
April 9, 2026

Russia exploiting vulnerable routers in Nigeria, other countries to steal sensitive government information: FBI

According to the FBI, theAitM attacks will allow the actors to see users’ traffic unencrypted.

Masked FBI agents and a network of computers
March 31, 2026
Saheed Sunday Owolabi
February 27, 2026

Nigerian fraudster Leslie Mba jailed in U.S. for multimillion-dollar wire fraud, romance scam

“Now, Mba has prison to look forward to, followed by a one-way ticket back to Nigeria,” U.S. attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei said.

U.S. PRISON
February 25, 2026

U.S. court sentences ex-NNPC chief Paulinus Okoronkwo to seven-year jail over million-dollar bribe

Mr Okoronkwo forfeited $2.5 million Los Angeles mansion to U.S. government in October last years.

Paulinus Okoronkwo
February 19, 2026

Epstein Files: Bill Gates cancels keynote speech at India’s AI summit

The released Epstein files revealed that Mr Gates once contracted a sexually transmitted disease from Russian girls but kept it secret from his ex-wife, Melinda.

Bill Gates and Epstein
February 19, 2026

Mexico-based Nigerian fraudster sentenced to prison for defrauding U.S. govt of $1.3 million

The 37-year-old crook swindled the U.S. government out of $1.3 million by using taxpayers’ personally identifiable information to file fraudulent tax returns in their names.

Black U.S. prison inmates used to illustrate the story
January 5, 2026

Kamala Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz, drops out of governorship race amid fraud scandal

Mr Walz had announced his third re-election bid in September 2025 but backtracked on Monday, stressing he could no longer contest.

Governor Tim Walz