US COURT JAILS FIVE NIGERIANS 159 YEARS FOR $17M FRAUD.

Five Nigerians have been sentenced to over 159 years in combined jail time for defrauding over 100 Americans, companies, and government entities out of $17 million. 

The defendants were reportedly part of a transnational organized crime group that targeted elderly and vulnerable individuals through online dating sites and other schemes.

The group’s scheme, which began in 2017, involved coordinating how to extract money from victims and launder it through various bank accounts. 

The US Department of Justice stated that the sentencing to different years of jail terms, ranging from 109 months to 480 months, is part of its efforts to track down fraudsters who prey on its citizens, emphasizing that America remains resolute in bringing such fraudsters to justice.

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