Three Nigerians have
been indicted by a US federal grand jury in Bismarck, North Dakota, after
investigators said they stole $348,000 from a Dickinson company through a
complicated computer fraud scheme.
U.S. Attorney Drew
Wrigley announced that federal court documents were unsealed on Feb. 10,
revealing that the federal grand jury has indicted Kolawole Bamidele Akande,
a/k/a Patric Elis Ferguson, Olawale Sule a/k/a Brand King Mohamed; and Babatope
Joseph Aderinoye a/k/a Wilson Tidwel.
They were indicted
on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud;
Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Mail
Fraud; and Money Laundering.
The indictment
alleges that the defendants fraudulently obtained checks from the unnamed
Dickinson company, based in North Dakota, through the mail and deposited these
checks in fraudulently obtained accounts in financial institutions in Texas.
Once the money was
available, the defendants withdrew or transferred the funds to hide where the
money came from, the indictment says.
“While the alleged
financial scheme in this case is complex, our investigative team has pieced
this string of fraudulent acts together and we look forward to presenting our
evidence in court,” U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley said.
Sule’s arraignment
was held before federal Judge Clare Hochhalter, on Friday, Feb. 28, in
Bismarck.
Sule, who was
arrested Dec. 18, under a separate indictment for money laundering, made an
initial appearance in federal court in the Northern District of Texas. The
court there ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to take Sule to North Dakota.
This case is being
investigated by the FBI; U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Homeland Security
Investigations, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District and
Eastern District of Texas, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Jonathan O’Konek.
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