A 50-year-old Nigerian man, Omoyoma Christopher Okoro, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 100 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in a statement on Monday, September 23, 2024, said Okoro was also ordered to pay $22,565,929.18 in restitution.

According to the statement, Okoro was sentenced on September 19.

In September 2023, Okoro was found guilty of all charges against him following a five-day jury trial. Okoro was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution, mail fraud affecting a financial institution, and bank fraud.

In addition, Okoro was charged with two counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution, one count of mail fraud affecting a financial institution, and one count of bank fraud.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Okoro, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Nigerian origin, resided in Nigeria before moving to the United States around 2013.

Between 2006 and 2010, Okoro conspired with others to defraud attorneys located in the United States through what became known as the “attorney collection scheme.”

Through this scheme, attorneys in the United States were contacted by a prospective “client” in a foreign country who purported to be in need of legal representation.

The client would typically claim to be owed money from someone in the United States resulting from a business transaction, settlement from a dispute, or an accident.

If the attorney responded to the initial inquiry, the attorney would then be told that the other party had agreed to settle the matter and was prepared to make a payment. Soon after that, the attorney would receive a counterfeit “official check” supposedly issued by a U.S. bank in the mail.

The attorney was directed by the client to deposit the check into his or her law firm escrow account, keep a portion of the funds as payment for services, and wire the balance to a foreign bank account, typically located in an East Asian country.

Once the funds reached the foreign bank account, they were immediately withdrawn by a member of the conspiracy, generally before the attorney victim realized that he or she had been defrauded. The attorney and the attorney’s bank would then be left responsible for the loss once they realized that the official check was counterfeit.

The evidence at trial showed Okoro communicating with numerous other members of the conspiracy, including individuals responsible for furnishing the financial accounts in East Asia used to receive victim funds, as well as individuals who appeared to be in contact with attorney victims.

On numerous occasions, Okoro was either the sender or recipient of emails confirming that an attorney victim had wired funds to a foreign bank account.

In addition, evidence at trial showed funds flowing back to Okoro from coconspirators located in the area of Toronto, Canada, where several key members of the conspiracy resided.

In total, it is believed that over $23 million in fraudulent proceeds were actually obtained through the attorney collection scheme, and over $80 million in attempted fraud occurred.

Okoro represents the latest defendant to be prosecuted in this district for his role in the attorney collection scheme. Prior defendants include Emmanuel Ekhator and Yvette Mathurin, previously residents of Canada and Nigeria, and Kingsley Osagie of Nigeria.

They also include Henry Okpalefe, previously a resident of Toronto, Canada and Nigeria.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2024/9/nigerian-man-sentenced-in-the-us-for-defrauding-attorneys-through-international-fraud-scheme.html

Legit hustle is not really honored by a few evil minded folks but is the best way home or abroad anytime any day...

Guys are just Disgracing Nigeria abroad...

Na wa ooo

LexngtonSteele:
A 50-year-old Nigerian man, Omoyoma Christopher Okoro, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 100 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2024/9/nigerian-man-sentenced-in-the-us-for-defrauding-attorneys-through-international-fraud-scheme.html

50 years old still doing stupid fraud. At what age would this person, supposedly a father and could be a grandfather too, receive sense.

This would be one of the people saying Nigeria is corrupt, elections were rigged blah blah blah.

The rate at which Nigeria image is been tarnish abroad ehnnnnn by Nigerians is so alarming.

Na wa

Mind

Attorney!!!!
Remaining President

Sophisticated men everywhere

Nigeria we hail thee

Any Nigerian who lives in the US and still defrauds people, the government was never your problem. Instead, criminality is just in your blood.

Okoro hmmmn it is well

Omoyoma Okoro. Yoruigbo neegahh

Stupid! I always say that somebody trust you does not make you smarter and the person dumber, it only proves you do not have Integrity!

Which kind name be Omoyoma Okoro?
Omoluabi defrauded U.S Attorneys, una come add Okoro to his name so as to drag "God's own
People"into it

Omor Nigerians sef

You dey abroad wey people dey fight to go you still to commit fraud wetin you gain?

Spoiling our good name everywhere
Wonder why people are always skeptical about doing business with Nigerians

Stealing is a Game

It only becomes a Crime when you are caught

Another okoro

Nigerians try dey respect yourself especially when you go to another man's country

There's a yoruba proverb that says if everybody says you eat too much you sef try control your mouth. Wetin be this na

Stop giving foreigners justification to say almost all Nigerians are fraudsters

Crime don't pay.

Do the crime and do the time

How do these guys pull off these kind of humongous frauds?

The restitution alone tells you the quantum of money he must have defrauded the financial institutions

Doesn’t matter if you get your green card. Once you're caught, They would always refer you to as a nigerian. Who else noticed? Especially in the UK, people who never stepped into naija or even born here, no links except for their names.

Wickedfact:


Shibuke, no dey cry. The criminal's name is Okoro.

Empty skull when you are told to travel out of your shiit hole, you'd prefer to remain there. My neighbor is an Isokoman and bears OKORO. Omoyoma is not an Igbo name olodo.

Okoro went to USA to defraud Attorneys, Jesus, the atammadus are irredeemable and callous. They are just destroying this country.

Blackmoran:
The idiot above me first instinct is to go tribal.... Forgetting that the foreigners and people from other part of the world, don't know your tribe difference..... All they know is we are all Nigerians and we are all stereotype to be dubious and criminal minded...
If only you see the embarrassment at the way we are been treated at The airport, or you, introducing yourself as been a Nigerian, we will stop all this tribal nonsense on this forum...
Crime doesn't know any tribe... We should all detest it, and any body who has the mind to commit the crime, should also have the hearth to do time...
We few wey dey do legit hustle no dey stupid...

I wish the Igbos get Biafra. Their major contribution to Nigeria is disrepute

Hmmm

jericco1:
Omor Nigerians sef

You dey abroad wey people dey fight to go you still to commit fraud wetin you gain?

Spoiling our good name everywhere
Wonder why people are always skeptical about doing business with Nigerians

That's why I always argue with people who say they resort to crime due to hardship in Nigeria.

SWATMan:


Empty skull when you are told to travel out of your shiit hole, you'd prefer to remain there. My neighbor is an Isokoman and bears OKORO. Omoyoma is not an Igbo name olodo.

I agree but I see you guys are ready to distinguish today.

If he had been a success, walahi you for claim am.