Wash. U.S. Attorney: Second Canadian Resident Pleads Guilty to Massive COVID-19 Benefit Fraud Scheme
September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024
TACOMA, Washington, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024:
The second of two Nigerian men residing in Canada pleaded guilty Thursday September 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his fraud scheme that stole more than $1.3 million in federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, 45, was extradited from C . . .
The second of two Nigerian men residing in Canada pleaded guilty Thursday September 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his fraud scheme that stole more than $1.3 million in federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, 45, was extradited from C . . .