$2m fraud: US-based Nigerian faces deportation after 20-year jail term

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The United States has ordered the deportation of a Nigerian, Oluwaseun Adekoya, upon completion of a 20-year prison sentence for his role in a $2m fraud scheme.

PUNCH Metro gathered from a statement published on the United States Department of Justice website on Wednesday that Adekoya was sentenced on Monday after being found guilty of bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and nine counts of aggravated identity theft following a three-week trial.

The statement said Adekoya, who had obtained permanent resident status in the United States, orchestrated the scheme from his luxury apartment in New Jersey.

It added that evidence presented during the trial showed that he used publicly available information on people’s home equity lines of credit at various credit unions across the country, frequently changing locations to evade law enforcement. Punch