Mr Van Cott also ordered over $3,000 in premium burger patties with school funds, which he intended to and did sell in menu items at the Snack Shack, according to court documents.
“When companies use kickbacks to influence prescribing, they erode trust in healthcare providers,” said special agent Helsing.
The extradition was carried out in conjunction with the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB).
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
He defrauded at least 23 victims across the U.S. in a decade-long scheme.
A 35-year-old woman, Abigail Moses, was arraigned on Thursday before the Kaduna Magistrates’ Court for misappropriating the company’s N6.7 million.
The judge ordered Ms Ezeh to pay $1.4 million to the victims of the fraud and $390,174 to the IRS and remanded Ms Ezeh directly to prison to begin serving her sentence immediately.
Mr Abdullahi was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday.
The judge said granting the forfeiture order does not disturb the likely outcome of the appeal.
The former power minister, Saleh Mamman, has been convicted and sentenced to 75 years imprisonment for multibillion-naira fraud and money laundering.
