American charged with $1.2 million fraud in Nigeria gets judgement date

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The anti-graft agency, EFCC, arraigned the American at a court in Lagos.

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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Mojisola Dada will also, on 10 September, deliver judgment in another charge bordering on $368,698 fraud against the same Mr Antonio-Ramirez.EFCC, in one of the counts, alleged that the defendant dishonourably converted to his personal use, an aggregate sum of $545,000 belonging to one Godson Echegile.

The commission also submitted that the defendant, between 19 February 2013, and 18 April 2013, in Lagos, dishonourably converted to his personal use, an aggregate sum of $230,000, also property of Mr Umar.The defendant is charged on nine counts in the amended separate charge.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.

EFCC also alleged that the defendant, with intent to defraud, obtained $50,281 from one Oludare Talabi under the false representation that the sum was to procure U.S. L1 Visa, a representation he knew to be untrue.The trial suffered several adjournments occasioned by the absence of defence counsel, Lawal Pedro .At Premium Times, we firmly believe in the importance of high-quality journalism.

 

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