This are the six Nigerians Extradited From South Africa To Mississippi To Face Fraud Charges

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 13, 2015
Six Nigerian Nationals Extradited from South Africa to
Mississippi to Face Fraud Charges
Six Nigerian nationals were extradited from South Africa to
Gulfport, Mississippi, to face a nine-count federal
indictment in the Southern District of Mississippi alleging
various Internet fraud schemes. A total of 20 defendants are
charged in this case.
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice
Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Gregory
K. Davis of the Southern District of Mississippi made the
announcement.
Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30; Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31;
Olusegun Seyi Shonekan, 33; Taofeeq Olamilekan Oyelade,
30; Olufemi Obaro Omoraka, 26; and Anuoluwapo Segun
Adegbemigun, 39, are charged along with 15 others in an
Oct. 7, 2014, indictment with conspiracy to commit mail
fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit identity
theft, use of unauthorized account access devices, theft of
U.S. government funds and conspiracy to commit money
laundering. The charges stem from the defendants alleged
participation in numerous Internet-based complex financial
fraud schemes, including romance scams, re-shipping scams,
fraudulent check scams and work-at-home scams, as well as
bank, financial and credit card account takeovers.
According to the allegations in the indictment, from as early
as 2001, the defendants identified and solicited potential
victims through online dating websites and work-at-home
opportunities. In some instances, the defendants allegedly
carried on fictitious online romantic relationships with
victims for the purpose of using the victims to further certain
objectives of the conspiracy. For example, the indictment
alleges that the defendants convinced victims to ship and
receive merchandise purchased with stolen personal
identifying information (PII) and compromised credit card
and banking information, to deposit counterfeit checks, and
to transfer proceeds of the conspiracy via wire, U.S. mail or
express delivery services.
To date, defendants Teslim Olarewaju Kiriji, 30; Olutoyin
Ogunlade, 41; and Dennis Brian Ladden, 75, have been
convicted of offenses relating to their roles in the schemes.
Defendants Susan Anne Villeneuve, 49; and Genoveva
Farfan, 45; Sesan Olumide Farin, 40; Femi Alexander
Mewase, 44; Rhulane Fionah Hlungwane, 24; and Adekunle
Adefila, 40, are awaiting trial. The United States is seeking
extradition from Nigeria of defendants Kayode Bamidele,
Ajayi Oluwaseyi Stephen and Emmanuel Adeniyi
Osokomaiya. Defendants Gabriel Oludare Adeniran and
Oduntan Sikiru Lawani remain fugitives.
The charges and allegations in the indictment are merely
accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent until and
unless proven guilty.
This case is being investigated by Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Significant assistance was also provided by the Criminal
Division's Office of International Affairs, the HSI Cyber
Crimes Center, HSI Attachés in Pretoria and Dakar, U.S.
Marshals Service's International Investigations Branch and
the Southern District of Mississippi, the South African
Police Service (SAPS) Directorate of Priority Crimes
Investigation (DPCI) Electronic Crimes Unit, the SAPS
Interpol Extradition Unit, the South African National
Prosecution Authority, and the South African Department of
Justice and Constitutional Development. The case is being
prosecuted by Trial Attorney Robert Tully of the Criminal
Division's Organized Crime Gang Section and Assistant U.S.
Attorneys Annette Williams and Scott Gilbert of the
Southern District of Mississippi.

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