Two Nigerian fraudsters risk 40 years jail term in US
Adetunji Adejumo and Ibrahim Jinadu, two Nigerian fraudsters facing prosecution for committing wire fraud in the United States, have pleaded guilty to the offences.
U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Adetunji  and Ibrahim accepted they conspired to commit wire fraud following their involvement in a transnational tax fraud scheme.
Each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
A third conspirator, Olufemi Odedeyi, of London, United Kingdom, has yet to be extradited to the US.
The three conmen reportedly used identities of U.S. residents to file false information before federal tax authorities to obtain income tax refunds.
Adejumo and Jinadu, who are residents in the United States, collected fraud proceeds, using fake debit cards. A share of the proceeds was wired to the third suspect in the UK. They reportedly milked their victims and tax authorities of millions of dollars through their fraudulent activities.
