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Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for International Fraud Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims
April 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:

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Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for International Fraud Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims

A Nigerian national was sentenced on Friday to 97 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.

According to court documents, Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata, 36, was a member of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized . . .

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