4 Texas Nigerian nationals arrested, 1 fugitive sought in money laundering scheme

[rangerrebew]

4 Texas Nigerian nationals arrested, 1 fugitive sought in money laundering scheme

Two Austin men previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the scheme.
Author: Britny Eubank
Published: 3:40 PM CDT May 9, 2019


AUSTIN, Texas — A federal grand jury indictment unsealed in Austin charges five Texas residents, all Nigerian nationals, for their roles in laundering millions of dollars derived from Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes.

Two Austin residents, also Nigerian nationals, previously pleaded guilty for their roles in this scheme.

The men charged in the indictment are: 31-year-old Bameyi Kelvin Omale of Houston; 32-year-old Nnamdi Nwosu of Houston; 29-year-old Chinonso Agbaji of Houston; 25-year-old Igho Calaba of Austin; and 30-year-old Chibuzor Stanley Uba of San Antonio. They are all charged with one count of money laundering conspiracy. Nwosu, Agbaji and Calaba were all also charged with one count of passport fraud in furtherance of the money laundering conspiracy.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/4-texas-nigerian-nationals-arrested-1-fugitive-sought-in-money-laundering-scheme/269-91a1adc4-e9f9-44f8-9afe-8e544872d966

[Fishrrman]

They ought to be offered "a deal":
Free passage back to Nigeria, and we won't prosecute (now).
But... if you ever sneak back in, we'll revive the charges.

Think about it...
Will cost much less than incarcerating them, and they'll be gone.

[GtHawk]

They ought to be offered "a deal":
Free passage back to Nigeria, and we won't prosecute (now).
But... if you ever sneak back in, we'll revive the charges.

Think about it...
Will cost much less than incarcerating them, and they'll be gone.

Except for them the worst day in one of our jails might be better than the best day they had in Nigeria.