Man jailed for online fraud in US
A Nigerian man, Edikan Adiakpan, has been sentenced to two and a half years in a US federal prison for his role in an illegal email scam. Read More: https://punchng.com/man-jailed-for-online-fraud-in-us/
Nigerian man Edikan Adiakpan has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for his role in an online fraud scheme in the United States, according to a US District Judge Andrew Hanen in Houston. The 35-year-old pleaded guilty on May 12, following a three-year investigation. During the hearing, prosecutors revealed that from 2020 to 2022, Adiakpan used a company he controlled called "Akama Lifestyle," a luxury car service, to facilitate the transfer of funds for fraudsters.
He kept a percentage of the transferred funds as a fee. At the time of his arrest, Adiakpan had temporary legal status to be in the US. Biodun Busari, a journalist at Punch Newspapers, reported on the case, emphasizing the importance of accurate and context-rich journalism.
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