A United States District Court in Sherman, Texas, has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to nearly 160 years in jail over their involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that obtained from at least 100 individual victims, companies, and government entities from across the world.
The announcement was made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, following a coordinated investigation under Operation Take Back America.
The five convicts were handed a combined sentence of nearly 160 years in federal prison for their roles in an elaborate fraud and money laundering conspiracy that defrauded victims of approximately $17 million.
