Nigerian man, 57, pleads guilty to fraud in US

Damien Williams, THE United States Lawyer For THE From South District of New York, announcement that OLUSEUN MARTINS OMOLE, a.k.a “Seun “Omole,” pleaded guilty Today has conspiracy has commit thread fraud For her participation In A widespread scheme has defraud thousands of victims In THE United States And somewhere else of thousands of consumer electronic And other goods totaling more that $12 million. Omolé pleaded guilty Before WE. Judge Catherine H. Parker.

According to has THE allegations content In THE charge And complaint, THE advocacy agreement, And other public deposits And declarations do In court:

From has less In Or about FEBRUARY 2018 through has less In Or about March 2023, Omolé participated In A criminal business base In Nigeria (THE "Business"), which orchestra miscellaneous scams has defraud thousands of victims In THE United States And somewhere else of more that $12 million In consumer electronic, including smartphones, smart watches, laptop, And tablets, among other items. THE scams perpetrated by THE members of THE Business included (I) romance scams, In which Business members sent electronic communications has victims lazy romantic intentions, won their trust And affection, And took advantage of that Good will has induce victims In Sending in progress consumer electronic And other money Or property has Omole; (ii) online walk scams, In which Business members sent electronic communications has victims lazy interest In purchase consumer electronic, falsely represented has THE victim that THE items had has been paid For, And educated THE victim has send THE consumer electronic has Omole; And (iii) job scams, In which Business members job fake jobs online And informed involuntary victims that they were hiring Before educate victims has send electronic has OMOLE below THE appearance that those electronic were necessary For THE job (together, THE "Fraudulent Electronic Scams").

During THE relevant time period, Omolé possesses And exploited A business Company appointed Link to Toby Prints, Inc., a.k.a Link to Toby Prints, Inc. (“Tobylink”), which claims has be A distributer, dealer, And supplier of Satellite communications equipment. In reality, However, Link to Toby served as A vehicle through which OMOLE received thousands of fraudulently got goods Since victims of THE Business Before reconditioning And shipping those items has miscellaneous co-conspirators located In Nigeria. During her participation In THE conspiracy, OMOLE received And sent more that $12 million In consumer electronic And other items has other members of THE Business, In exchange For THE equivalent of hundreds of thousands of WE. dollars In costs that OMOLE accused other Business members.

OMOLE, 57, of Sugar To land, Texas, pleaded guilty has A count of conspiracy has commit thread fraud, which door A maximum sentence of 20 years In prison. As part of her advocacy agreement, OMOLE agreed has pay restitution In A Rising has be order by THE Court And has forfeit A Rising of WE. currency has be order by THE Court, as GOOD as miscellaneous consumer electronic And other goods grasped by law application.

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THE maximum potential sentence In This case East prescribed by Congress And East provided here For informative purposes only, as any of them sentencing of THE respondent will be determined by A judge. OMOLE sentencing East program For July 30, 2024, Before WE. District Judge Jesse Mr. Furman.

Mr. Williams rented THE work of THE Federal desk of Investigation. Mr. Williams Also thanked Country Security Investigations For their assistance with THE investigation.

THE pursuit of This case East be manipulated by THE Desks General Crimes Unit. Assistant WE. Lawyer Jerry J. Fang East In charge of THE prosecution.

Source: United States Lawyers Desk, From South District of New York.

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