EFCC Facilitates Extradition Of Nigerian Man To U.S. Over Alleged $148,000 Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of a Nigerian fraud suspect, Adedunmola Gbadegesin to the United States over alleged involvement in a wire scam that amounts to $148,000.

According to a statement by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday, Gbadegesin is wanted in the US to undergo trial in a case of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering which violates US Code Title 18, Section 1349 and 1956 (h).

If convicted of the offence, it attracts a punishment of 20 years maximum jail term.

Gbadegesin who was arrested on September 2, 2021, is alleged to have defrauded an American lady living in Kentucky, United States, of over $148,000.

“Upon arriving in the United States, the suspect is billed to appear before a United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, where two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering have been filed against him,” Uwujaren stated.

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