{"id":72400,"date":"2020-03-21T05:58:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T04:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72400"},"modified":"2020-03-21T05:58:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T04:58:51","slug":"court-convicts-two-fbi-suspects-four-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/court-convicts-two-fbi-suspects-four-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Convicts Two FBI Suspects, Four Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1661692191706855961\" class=\"mail-message \">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1661727428392714602\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,<br \/>\nEFCC, on Thursday, March 19, 2020 secured the convictions of two FBI<br \/>\nsuspects and four others before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High<br \/>\nCourt, Warri, Delta State for various offences bordering on<br \/>\nimpersonation, Internet fraud and operating a vessel within Nigerian<br \/>\nWaters without due registration and licence by appropriate authority.<\/p>\n<p>One of the convict, Patrick Erakposhere Onajokpe, alias John Mark was<br \/>\narraigned on a two count charge of fraudulently impersonating the<br \/>\nidentity of John Mark through which he defrauded unsuspecting American<br \/>\nladies.<\/p>\n<p>One of the count reads: That you Chief Patrick Onajokpe (alias James<br \/>\nMark) Glory Agbare (at large) Alfred Akpewe (at large) Elena Onah (at<br \/>\nlarge) sometime between 2014 and 2015 in Warri within the jurisdiction<br \/>\nof this honourable court fraudulently impersonated the identity of one<br \/>\nJames Mark claiming to be a black American working in deep sea off coast<br \/>\nof taxes, USA, in your hush app account where you enticed unsuspecting<br \/>\nAmerican ladies into romantic relationships\u00a0 online and in that process,<br \/>\nobtained the aggregate\u00a0 sum of $878,489,24 from ladies and you thereby<br \/>\ncommitted an offence punishable under Section 22(2)(b)(ii) of the<br \/>\nCybercrime (prohibition prevention, ets) Act 2015 and punishable under<br \/>\nsection 22(2)(b)(iv) of the same Act.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his arraignment, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge when it<br \/>\nwas read to him.<\/p>\n<p>In view of his pleas, the prosecution counsel, Aso Larry Peters, prayed<br \/>\nthe court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly.<br \/>\nHowever, the defence counsel, Paul Ejiga, prayed the court to temper<br \/>\njustice with mercy as the defendant was a first time offender and has<br \/>\nbecome remorseful.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Nwite convicted and sentenced Onajokpe to five years<br \/>\nimprisonment, in the alternative, a fine of N6, 000, 000 (Six Million<br \/>\nNaira). He is also to forfeit all items recovered from him which include<br \/>\na Range Rover Jeep, a Petroleum Filing Station, an uncompleted plaza and<br \/>\nphones. Justice Nwite also ruled that the properties be sold with the<br \/>\nproceeds restituted to the victim of the crimes.<\/p>\n<p>In a similar vein, the court also convicted MacDonald Chukwuma Nnamdi<br \/>\nwho was arraigned on a two count charge of obtaining personal<br \/>\nidentification information and using same to file fraudulent tax returns<br \/>\nwith the inland revenue service, USA.<br \/>\nThe defendant pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him.\u00a0 The<br \/>\nProsecution counsel, Aso Larry Peters prayed the court to convict and<br \/>\nsentence the defendant accordingly. The defence counsel John Okhuihiev<br \/>\nbe prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Nwite sentenced the defendant to three years imprisonment with<br \/>\nan option of one million naira fine.<\/p>\n<p>One of the charges against him read. &#8220;that you MacDonald Chukwuma<br \/>\nNnamdi,\u00a0 Daniel Mercedis (at large) sometimes between 2018 and 2019\u00a0 in<br \/>\nBenin City within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did with<br \/>\nintent to defraud\u00a0 used attached\u00a0 e-mail to obtain personal<br \/>\nidentification information of others online and\u00a0 used same to file<br \/>\nfraudulent tax returns\u00a0 with the inland revenue\u00a0 service\u00a0 (IRS) of the<br \/>\nUSA and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section<br \/>\n36(1)of the\u00a0 Cybercrime ( prohibition prevention\u00a0 etc)Act 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Commission secured the convictions of Akinwade Olajide,<br \/>\nOnume Kings\u013aey, Kelechi Ogbuiton and Seje Skinn. They were arraigned for<br \/>\noperating a motor vessel on Nigerian Waters without due registration and<br \/>\nlicence from appropriate authority.\u00a0 They were convicted and fined the<br \/>\nsum of N600,000 (Six Hundred Thousand Naira) each. 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