Tag Archives: fraud

Operatives of the Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes  Commission, EFCC, have arrested a banker, Kamaluddeen Lawal and three businessmen for allegedly recycling and manipulating contents of Naira notes.   The other suspects are Ismail Ibrahim Ilu, Lamido Bala and Abba Mohammed.   A statement released by the …

Sean Kingston, the well-known singer of “Beautiful Girls,” and his mother, Janice Turner, are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding businesses of over $1 million.   Federal prosecutors announced that a Grand Jury in Miami indicted Kingston and Turner on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five …

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has filed a 16-count criminal indictment against Kingsley Inegbedion and Efemena Igbe over Internet fraud and money-laundering allegations of $1.5 million.   According to the FBI in the indictment filed on May 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, …

A Ghanaian chef, Ebenezer Smith, popularly known as Millennium Chef Smith, has been busted for forging a Guinness World Record for marathon cooking.     Smith on Tuesday presented a certificate confirming himself as the new world record holder for the 820-hour 25-minute cook-a-thon, which started on February 1 and …

Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and one-time celebrated prosecutor, has been disbarred in New York after being found guilty of making repeated false statements regarding the 2020 election.   The New York Appellate Court issued the decision on Tuesday, marking a significant fall from grace for …

Ghanaian socialite/singer, Mona Faiz Montrage popularly known as, Hajia4Reall, is reportedly pleading for 3 months in jail and deportation back to Ghana over her involvement in a $2m fraud.     The social media influencer was arrested on November 10, 2022, in the UK for the alleged conspiracy and brought …

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old young lady, named Oluchi Nzemechi, of Uzoagba in Ikeduru LGA of Imo State, for stabbing her husband, Kelechi Nzemechi, 31yrs, to death.   A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, says when interrogated, the suspect confessed …

American singer,  Sean Kingston has been extradited to Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars’ worth of fraud.   Kingston, 34, was booked into the Broward County jail on Sunday, according to jail records. He was arrested on May 23 at Fort Irwin, an …

  American rapper and singer,  Sean Kingston has waived his right to fight extradition in a California court and agreed to be turned over to authorities in Florida, where he and his mother are charged with more than a million dollars worth of fraud.   Kingston, 34, did not make a public court appearance but …

Singer Sean Kingston is facing 10 charges in Florida after being arrested alongside his mother for racking up about a million dollars worth of merch without paying.   From the arrest warrant issued in Broward County, it was gathered that the singer is facing a total of 10 charges related …