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BREAKING: US court sentences Obinwanne Okeke ‘Obi Invictus’ to 10 years in prison over fraud

A US court has sentenced Nigerian, Obinwanne Okeke, famously known as ‘Invictus Obi’ to 10 years in prison for computer-based intrusion fraud scheme of over $11 million, BBC reports.

Okeke, a Nigerian entrepreneur and a Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honoree, had pleaded guilty to computer and wire fraud in an American court.

He made the plea on Thursday at the Norfolk Magistrate Court Room 2 of the United States District Court for Eastern District of Virginia.

After judgement, the US Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Raj Parekh said

“Through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme resulted in $11 million losses to his victims.

“Today sentence further demonstrate EDVA’s and FBI worldwide reach in pursuing justice on behalf of American victims and others and holding international cybercriminals accountable, no where the crimes were committed.”

According to court documents, Obinwanne Okeke, 33 operated a group of companies known as Invictus Group.

In his affidavit, Special Agent Ward said illicit financial transactions were traced to a Gmail account believed to be owned by Okeke. Those transactions, he said, and conspiratorial communications with, at least six other emails, were carried out between 2016 and 2019.

He hailed from Ukpo, a small village in Dunukofia LGA of Anambra State.

 

 

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