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Nigerian man faces fraud, money laundering charges in ND

By Pat Sweeney Apr 11, 2022 | 2:51 PM

A Nigerian man appeared in U-S District Court in Bismarck today (Mon) to face six charges of fraud and money laundering.

Kolawole Akande, who goes by several aliases, appeared after being extradited from the United Kingdom. The court ordered Akande to be detained pending trial.

The indictment alleges that Akande participated in a computer intrusion scheme targeting a Dickinson (ND) company, which was defrauded out of approximately $348,000.

Akande and other co-defendants were accused of fraudulently-obtaining checks from the company via mail … and depositing the checks in fraudulently- obtained accounts in financial institutions located in Texas.

Once the money from the checks was available for withdrawal and transfer, Akande and the co-defendants allegedly withdrew and transferred the funds to conceal and disguise their nature, location, source, and ownership.

Two co-defendants were previously sentenced.

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