A federal grand jury returned a 10-count superseding indictment Wednesday afternoon charging eight individuals in connection with a fraud scheme primarily targeting widowed women over 65 years old.

The indictment alleges that over approximately two years, the defendants defrauded dozens of victims out of more than $6 million, which they laundered through accounts they controlled.

According to the indictment, the defendants and unnamed co-conspirators used social media and social gaming applications to target widows. .

Charged in the indictment are Jeffersonking Anyanwu, age 25, Daniel Negedu, age 21, Onoriode Kenneth Adigbolo, age 31, Chukwudi Kingsley Kalu, age 28, and Godsent Nwanganga, age 24, all Nigerians living in Orem.

David Maduagu, age 27, a Nigerian living in Taylorsville; and Richard Ukorebi, age 38, and Adrianna Sotelo, age 20, both of West Valley City. Ukorebi is also Nigerian.

All defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and one count of money laundering conspiracy.  Anyanwu, Negedu, Adigbolo, Kalu, Ukorebi, Nwanganga and Sotello are also each charged with one count of money laundering.

The maximum potential penalty for each of the first four counts in the indictment is 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 (or double the stolen amount).

The penalty for each money laundering and money laundering conspiracy count is 10 years in federal prison and $250,000 (or double the laundered amount).

Anyanwu, Negedu, and Adigbolo were initially charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in late May.  They were arraigned on the charges and entered pleas of not guilty. .

Ukorebi, Maduagu, and Sotelo were previously charged by criminal complaint and arrested.  Ukorebi and Maduagu were ordered detained pending trial.  Sotelo is released on supervision pending trial.  Nwanganga is incarcerated on unrelated charges.  Kalu remains at large.


https://zenithnaija.com/8-men-arrested-for-defrauding-elderly-widows-of-6m/

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Crime doesn't pay.

Nawaoo

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ahh, even the 4th guy wey head be like television abi hammer follow...omase oo

.... The rot has eaten deep

People sisters, girlfriends and wives get luck for una hand this Christmas.

Una for use una stolen wealth come oppress legit hustlers.

God catch una

Oles

See their faces and head like people wey never cross border.

No fear of God again. WIDOW!!
Well, I know Karma is not a bastard

SAY NO TO TRIBALISM

Crime exists in every tribe...

Widows and orphans are own by God, so the culprit where fighting God.
No peace for the wicked, bet me,
God is in this case, you will never escape this one.
Thunder fire you there.......

Igbo amaka

But wait oo, that dull zombie suya seller, I never see am today. It's like dem don go hustle for BMC October 30k allowie.

Is it not enough that they lost their husbands? You now want to rob them of whatever money they have left and you think they won't fight to get you behind bars?

Aaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyiiiiii

The maximum potential penalty for each of the first four counts in the indictment is 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 (or double the stolen amount).

Awon nooni

The country’s bad I want to go overseas for greener pasture yen yen yen. Why’s it that when some of these people travel out they still engage in crime? I don’t understand, It’s just so pathetic.

United in crime.

If you visit Benin City, close to Benson Idahosa University, you'd see jaw-dropping palaces and be forced to ask the ownership because of the grand beauty and breath-taking architecture compared to the surroundings. You'd hear its owned by a young guy in Malaysia, and you wonder what the fvck he is doing to build such. So some of these guys profit by destroying other people's lives? How do they even sleep?

I think being rich puts a lot of pressure on young people. Perhaps, they are convinced it brings respect. They thus want to continue to keep up appearances and therefore swim and eventually drown in crime. Doing this invites the security opetatives to look into their activities.

Why can't criminals just be silent? The devil controlling them pushes them to advertise themselves until they are caught. For example Mompha. Hushpupi, please lie low. It seems 2019 is the year of bringing down the careers of fraudsters. Invictus Obi is down along with the 88, Mompha is down, these ones here....who is next?

God sent ke

Na waa.....see as that one fresh