Obinwanne Okeke, the Nigerian businessman owner of Invictus Group who
was arrested in the United States last year, has pleaded guilty to $11
million (N4.2 billion) fraud.
Mr Okeke, 32, admitted to American prosecutors that he was involved in computer-based fraud between 2015 and 2019.
Joshua
Stueve, a spokesperson for the United States District Court for Eastern
District of Virginia, told PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday evening that Mr
Okeke could spend 20 years maximum penalty in an American jail.
He would be sentenced on October 22, Mr Stueve said.
“A
federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking
into account the U.S. sentencing guidelines and other statutory
factors,” the court official said.
Robert Krask, an American
judge of the district, certified the guilty plea on Thursday morning to
clear the paths for Mr Okeke’s sentencing.
Mr Okeke and other
alleged conspirators said to still be at large were accused of targeting
American businesses in a probe led by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Unatrac, a subsidiary of heavy equipment giant
Caterpillar, was amongst the companies said to have been targeted by the
cartel in a business email compromise scheme for several years. Over
$11 million was said to have been traced to the ring, amidst claims that
Mr Okeke allegedly used proceeds of his illicit dealings to build a
business empire in Abuja and other parts of Nigeria.
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