Tag: proceeds of corruption

26-Year-Old Nigerian Jailed 4 Years for Corruptly Diverting $2.3 Million COVID-19 Funds

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A 26-year-old Nigerian national, Olamide Yusuf Bakare, residing in Laurel, Maryland, has been sentenced to 4 years and nine months in prison. According to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, Bakare was jailed for conspiracy to commit wire fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press release by the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern district of […]

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UK Court Fines Lawyer to James Ibori £28 Million

UK Court Fines Lawyer to James Ibori £28 Million

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Bhadresh Gohil, a former lawyer to former Delta state governor, James Ibori has been ordered by a UK court on Monday, July 24, to pay around 28 million pounds (around $36 million) for helping him to hide illegal funds. 59-year-old Gohil was convicted in the UK in 2010 of money laundering, prejudicing a money laundering […]

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