Abidemi Rufai, the suspended SSA to Ogun State gov, sentenced to prison in US

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Nigeria, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for fraud by a United States court. He had attempted to use stolen identities to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits. According to the statement, Rufai admitted a […]

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Abidemi Rufai, the suspended SSA to Ogun State gov, pleads guilty to wire fraud in US

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended SSA to Governor of Ogun state, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in a U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Rufai, 45, who admitted to using stolen identities to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, has been in custody since his […]

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Abidemi Rufai, SSA to Ogun state governor, arrested in the US for $350,000 fraud

United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have arrested Abidemi Rufai, a Nigerian and Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over $350,000 employment fraud. Rufai was arrested on Friday evening at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York based on criminal complaint. He was subsequently charged with defrauding Washington […]

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