BAKKACIMA BLOG

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arrested the former Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, over alleged money laundering. The ex Governor was arrested at his office in Abuja. Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, told Vanguard that the news was true. “Okorocha has been arrested by our men”, he said in a telephone chat.

  The Nigerian national was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Chief District Judge, Rebecca Smith, after he was convicted for involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11m in known losses to his victims, according to the judge. Raj Parekh, the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia said, "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.''

  A CPS - Celebrity Personal Shopper from New York City has been charged for allegedly defrauding comedian Kevin Hart out of more than $1 million in credit card purchases. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday February 10, that 29-year-old Dylan Jason Syer, has been indicted and arraigned on grand larceny and other charges. Katz said Syer allegedly made over a million dollars in unauthorized purchases using Hart's credit cards between October 2017 and February 2019. "The defendant thought he was beyond reach and was living out his uber-rich lifestyle fantasies," Katz said. "But my team uncovered the bogus purchases - from the credit card charges being processed by the bank, down to tracking FedEx packages delivered to Syer's home and business." Syer was arraigned late Wednesday afternoon on a 10-count indictment charging him with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, identity theft, and scheme to defraud. Katz said Sy...