Tag Archives: proceeds

Embattled socialite and social media influencer, Mona Faiz Montrage, alias Hajia4Reall, has pleaded guilty to receiving fraud proceeds from romance scams, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has reported. A DoJ statement dated February 21, 2024, read in part: “Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District …

Mr. Woodberry, also known as Jacob Ponle, a close associate of notorious internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has admitted to engaging in wire fraud. In a plea declaration filed on April 6, 2023, at the US District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Mr. …

A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Charles Emeka Obije pleaded guilty in the United States District Court in St. Paul to conspiracy to commit international money laundering he made from online romance scams and other schemes.   Obije, a resident of Duluth, Minnesota, helped launder more than $350,000 in stolen proceeds from …

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is demanding answers on why US$100.7million was not paid into the Petroleum Holding Funds as required by law. The amount relates to 944,164bbls of crude liftings made by JOHL, a subsidiary of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) that holds 7 percent interest in …