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40-year-old Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, the newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria, has been arrested on arrival at an airport in Texas, United States, on charges linked to a multi-million-dollar romance fraud scheme
Nwadialo, indicted in December 2023 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, faces 14 counts of wire fraud. The defendant allegedly sc3mmed victims out of up to $2 million by posing as a romantic partner deployed in the U.S. military.
Nwadialo was traveling from Nigeria when he was taken into custody. He is now set to be transported to the Western District of Washington for arraignment. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman disclosed the challenges of prosecuting defendants involved in overseas romance scams, stating, “All too often, the defendants in these romance scams are overseas and unreachable by U.S. law enforcement.” She commended the investigators for their persistence in bringing the defendant to justice. According to the indictment and criminal complaint filed in the case, Nwadialo allegedly defrauded victims of more than $3.3 million. Nwadialo used various versions of the name ‘Giovanni” when he met his victims online on websites such as Match, Zoosk, and Christian Café. Nwadialo used false images for his profile and typically told the victims that he was in the military and deployed overseas so he could not meet the victims in person.
Gorman said, “Using these personas, Nwadialo invented many reasons he needed the victims to send him money. In one such case in 2020, he indicated he had been fined by the military for revealing his location to the victim. He asked the victim to help him pay millino,000 fine. In al, that victim was defrauded of atlas
Meanwhile, a second victim was contacted in 2019 to help move funds from U.S. accounts to accounts controlled by the defendant and his co-schemers. “In this instance Nwadialo represented that he needed the help moving money in connection with his father’s dath. The victim transferred at least $330,000 to the accounts controlled by the defendant,” Gorman said.
Gorman explained that a third victim was defra·ded by Nwadialo when he told her that he was investing money for her. “He claimed that a check she received from another victim was proceeds from her investments and he had her “reinvest” the money in a specific cryptocurrency account that he controlled. The victim transferred at least $270,000 at Nwadialo’s direction,” Gorman said.
According to the statement, in August 2020, Nwadialo defrauded another victim who he met on an online dating site and caused this victim to transfer at least $310,000 by claiming he needed financial assistance, including help paying for his father’s funeral or his son’s school tuition.
“The fourteen counts of wire fraud relate to the communications with Nwadialo and the wiring of funds from victims to the defendant and his co-schemers.
Gorman noted that wire fraud is punishable by up to twenty years in prison. “The charges contained in the indictment are only allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law,” the statement said. Gorman further stated that the FBI is investigating the case, which is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sok Jiang.
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Harvard and others has received inspiration as ex-presidential aspirant Adamu Garba shared his experience writing an exam at a Nigerian university.
He was in a class for his second semester exams today. Masters in Policy and Strategic Studies, Abuja Leadership Center.
Quiet and conducive environment, no phone allowed, no papers or wallets, only your brain, pen, question papers and answer sheet. University of Abuja is the best.
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Oludayo Adeagbo, a British-Nigerian, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
According to the US department of justice, Adeagbo, who also goes by John Edwards and John Dayo, conspired with others to steal over $3 million from different entities in Texas, including local government entities, construction companies, and a Houston-area college.
Adeagbo and conspirators also defrauded a North Carolina university of more than $1.9 million. The case began in August 2022 when Adeagbo and two other Nigerian citizens, Donald Echeazu, 42, and Olabanji Egbinola, 44, were extradited from the United Kingdom (UK), where they resided, to face charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering.
The US department of justice said offences were committed in North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. On April 8, Adeagbo pleaded guilty in two cases against him in North Carolina and Texas for participating in a business email compromise scheme, which is also called a “cyber-enabled financial fra¥d” scheme.
A business email compromise scheme can be initiated by sc3mmers creating f3ke accounts pretending to be companies that a business regularly does business with. Court records showed that Adeagbo and his co-conspirators obtained information about significant construction projects throughout the United States, including an ongoing multi-million-dollar project at a university in North Carolina.“
“To execute the scheme, Adeagbo, Echeazu, and others registered a domain name similar to that of the legitimate construction company in charge of the university’s project and created an email address that closely resembled that of an employee of the construction company,” the department of justice said.
“Using the 3ke email address, the fra*dstees deceived and directed the university to wire a payment of more than $1.9 million to a bank account controlled by an individual working under the direction of Adeagbo and his co-conspirators.”
Adeagbo and his co-conspirators pulled the same tricks in Texas, targeting local government entities and universities pretending to be construction companies. They received over $3 million from the scheme and $5 million overall. Adeagbo has been ordered to pay $942,655.03 in restitution and will serve seven years in prison.
Instablog9ja
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Some Nigerian men are now on the lookout for girlfriends who’ll feature them in TikTok videos.
A couple of them has their perspective on this subject. One of them said he is just acting tough but just wanted to enter his girl’s TikTok. He is pretending not to be interested but he enjoyed it.
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Trouble staying focused and paying attention are two familiar symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common health issue among children and teens.
When ADHD persists through early adulthood and on into middle age, it presents many of the same challenges it does in childhood: it's hard to stay organized, start projects, stay on task, and meet deadlines. But now life is busier, and often expectations from work and family are even higher. Fortunately, there are lots of strategies that can help you navigate this time in your life.
Staying organized
Organizational tools are a must for people with adult ADHD. They'll help you prioritize and track activities for each day or the coming weeks.
Staying focused
Just being organized doesn't mean your work will get done. But a few simple approaches can at least make it easier to do the work.
Meeting deadlines
Deadlines pose two big challenges when you have adult ADHD. First, it's hard to start a project, often because you want it to be perfect, or you're intimidated by it so you put it off. Second, when you do start a project, it's very easy to become distracted and leave the task unfinished.
How can you avoid these traps?
Get more help
The ideas listed here can help you start coping with adult ADHD, but they may not be enough to help you overcome adult ADHD's challenges.
Consider hiring an ADHD coach who can provide more strategies and give you additional tools to cope with your condition. Look for an ADHD coach who is a licensed mental health professional who specializes in treating ADHD, and may also have a certification in ADHD coaching from the ADHD Coaches Organization.
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
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Content creator has shared why people need to check their spouse’s phones.
She said another reason why you needed to check your spouse’s phone to protect yourself from s£xually transmitted disease. These will afford you the opportunity to protect yourself against it and also live for people who care for you. It may however end up in a tearful experience, but it better than being infected with an untreatable ailment.
