Crimes

$3.5m scam: EFCC extradites Internet fraud suspect to U.S.

A wire fraud suspect, Fatade Idowu Olamilekan on wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been extradited to the United States.

Olamilekan, who allegedly stole over $3.5 million worth of equipment in various cities across the US, was extradited on Thursday July 14, 2022.

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His extradition was coordinated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a notice from the FBI, through the US Legal Attache for his role in impersonating various cities, state and academic institutions across the United States.

Fatade was indicted by a grand jury in the Southern District of New York for offences of wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property and identity theft.

The suspect was arrested on September 30, 2021, by EFCC operatives and his extradition trial commenced sometime in November 2021 before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

On May 1, 2022, the Judge granted the request to extradite the suspect to the United States to answer to the criminal charges against him.

Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspect is billed to appear before a United States District Court.

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