United States Federal Bureau of Prisons has revealed that
Obinwanne Okeke popularly known as Invictus Obi will be released in September
2028.
It was also revealed that Invictus Obi is being held at the
Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Oakdale.
FCI, Oakdale located in Allen, Western Louisiana is a low
security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security
satellite camp.
It has a population of 1,083 male inmates.
It is an all-male inmates facility, with 997 inmates in the
FCI and 86 at the camp.
FCI, Oakdale will be Mr. Obinwanne’s home until 2028 when he
will be released.
Back Story
A court in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, on Tuesday,
February 16, jailed Nigerian scammer Obinwanne Okeke 10 years for a
computer-based fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known
losses to his victims.
The sentencing was pronounced by Chief U.S. District Judge
Rebecca Beach Smith, said the Department of Justice, Eastern District of
Virginia.
“Through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke
engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that
caused a staggering $11 million in losses to his victims,” said Raj Parekh,
Acting U.S. Attorney for the district.
“Today’s sentence
further demonstrates EDVA’s and FBI’s worldwide reach in vigorously pursuing
justice on behalf of American victims and others and holding international
cybercriminals accountable, no matter where they commit their crimes.”
According to court documents, Obinwanne Okeke, 33, operated
a group of companies known as the Invictus Group based in Nigeria and
elsewhere.
From approximately 2015 to 2019, Okeke and others engaged in
a conspiracy to conduct various computer-based frauds.
The conspirators obtained and compiled the credentials of
hundreds of victims, including victims in the Eastern District of Virginia.
As part of the scheme, Okeke and other conspirators engaged
in an email compromise scheme targeting Unatrac Holding Limited, the export
sales office for Caterpillar heavy industrial and farm equipment.
In April 2018, a Unatrac executive fell prey to a phishing
email that allowed conspirators to capture login credentials.
The conspirators sent fraudulent wire transfer requests and
attached fake invoices. Okeke participated in the effort to victimize Unatrac
through fraudulent wire transfers totaling nearly $11 million, which was
transferred overseas.
Additionally, Okeke engaged in other forms of cyberfraud,
including sending phishing emails to capture email credentials, creating
fraudulent web pages, and causing other losses to numerous victims.
“The FBI will not allow cyber criminals free reign in the
digital world to prey on U.S. companies,” said Brian Dugan, Special Agent in
Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office. “This sentencing demonstrates the
FBI’s commitment to working with our partners at the Department of Justice and
our foreign counterparts to locate cyber criminals across the globe and bring
them to the United States to be held accountable.”
Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of
Virginia, and Brian Dugan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Field
Office, made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge
Rebecca Beach Smith.
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