Nigerian man who fled US in 2019 arrested at US airport
A 34-year-old Nigerian man, Adetunji Abudu, has been arrested at a US airport for his alleged role in a fraud and money-laundering scheme targeting elderly Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-man-who-fled-us-in-2019-arrested-at-us-airport/
A Nigerian man, Adetunji Abudu, who fled the United States in 2019, has been arrested at a Boston airport while attempting to re-enter the country. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island announced the arrest of Abudu, 34, from Lagos. Abudu is one of six defendants charged in a superseding indictment alleging millions of dollars obtained through fraud schemes were laundered through U.S. bank accounts and businesses.
The alleged fraud schemes targeted elderly Americans via online romance scams, fraudulent sweepstakes, fake rental listings, and sham online shipping transactions.
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