U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington: Nigerian Citizen Extradited From Germany to Face Charges Over Attempt to Steal $25M in U.S. Benefits
August 19, 2023
August 19, 2023
TACOMA, Washington, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023:
One of two Nigerian citizens residing in Canada, who allegedly defrauded the pandemic unemployment benefit programs in multiple states, made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Tacoma this afternoon at 2:00 PM. Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali, 45, was arrested in February 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany, as he traveled back to Ca . . .
One of two Nigerian citizens residing in Canada, who allegedly defrauded the pandemic unemployment benefit programs in multiple states, made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Tacoma this afternoon at 2:00 PM. Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali, 45, was arrested in February 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany, as he traveled back to Ca . . .