The federal jury convicted the trio of participating in a price-fixing conspiracy. The maximum penalty for individuals is 10 years in prison and a $1 million criminal fine.
Mr Anifowoshe, a former director in the Lagos State government’s Public Works Corporation, was found guilty of corruptly enriching himself using his position in 2017.
Mr Yahaya commended the council for its efforts in tackling substandard products in the state.
“We are competing with thieves. They have stolen the election. Now they have stolen the economy. They have stolen everything,” Mr Abubakar alleged.
Christine Hunsicker has been sentenced to five years in prison for securities fraud. She previously pled guilty to one count of securities fraud.
“We are coordinating to protect national security and keep criminals and bad actors out,” the embassy warned on Monday in its #VisaWiseTravelSmart campaign.
A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former engineer at Philips Medical Systems of conspiring to steal Philips’ trade secrets and bring them to a Chinese competitor.
Vote buying is a punishable criminal offence in Nigeria, and the law criminalises offering and receiving funds for that purpose, a legal expert said.
The duo will serve in the council as contact mobilisation for Mr Tinubu’s re-election campaign.
Mr Aliyu said the fake agency was discovered during ongoing investigations into the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.Â
