Nigerian Man Extradited From Senegal Sentenced To Prison In US For Wire Fraud Conspiracy
Meanwhile, Chief Judge Rossiter has ordered Opaogun to pay restitution of $193,458.21, and will be deported to Nigeria after serving his sentence.
A43-year-old Nigerian man identified as Tope Gbenga Opaogun has been sentenced to jail by the federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for wire fraud conspiracy.
In a statement, United States Attorney Susan Lehr disclosed that Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Opaogun to 24 months’ imprisonment.
Susan Lehr stated that there is no parole in the federal system. After Opaogun is released from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release, a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nebraska on Monday said.
Meanwhile, Chief Judge Rossiter has ordered Opaogun to pay restitution of $193,458.21, and will be deported to Nigeria after serving his sentence.
The United States Attorney explained that between October 21, 2013, and November 5, 2013, Opaogun and a co-defendant, both located outside the United States, compromised the email account of an individual who had a personal bank account at a bank in the District of Nebraska.
However, Opaogun used the compromised email account to fraudulently induce employees at the bank to wire funds from the individual’s personal bank account to a third-party bank account controlled by Opaogun and a co-defendant.
“Opaogun’s use of the compromised email account induced bank employees to make six unauthorised wire transfers totalling $234,990 to the third-party bank account,” the statement said.
He attempted three additional unauthorised wire transfers totalling $182,000, but those attempts were unsuccessful.
It said, “On May 22, 2018, an indictment charging Opaogun and a co-defendant was filed in the United States District Court in the District of Nebraska.
“On August 11, 2022, Opaogun was arrested in Senegal on the District of Nebraska warrant. He was extradited from Senegal, where Opaogun was vacationing at the time, to the United States under the supervision of the FBI.
“The FBI continues to seek the co-defendant for arrest and prosecution.”
