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    Nigerian Fraud Suspect Adedunmola Gbadegesin Extradited to U.S. over Alleged $148,000 Scam

    A wire fraud suspect, Adedunmola Gbadegesin, has been extradited to the United States where he is wanted in a case of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

    The offences contravene Title 18, US Code, Section 1349 and 1956 (h) and carries a maximum jail term of 20 years.

    His extradition took place on Monday April 25, and was coordinated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, following a request from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, pursuant to a February 11, 2022 Order by Justice D.E Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/765/21, which granted a request to extradite the suspect to the United States to answer to criminal charges bordering on a romance scam, wire fraud, and money laundering.

    Nigerian fraud suspect Adedunmola Gbadegesin extradited to U.S. over alleged $148,000 scam (photos)

    The suit granted a request to extradite the suspect to the United States to answer to criminal charges bordering on a romance scam, wire fraud, and money laundering.

    Mr. Gbadegesin who was arrested on September 2, 2021, is alleged to have defrauded an American lady living in Kentucky, United States, of over $148,000.

    Nigerian fraud suspect Adedunmola Gbadegesin extradited to U.S. over alleged $148,000 scam (photos)

    Upon arriving in the United States, the suspect is billed to appear before a United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, where two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering have been filed against him.

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