$4m fraud: US-based Nigerian faces 25 years jail term

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A 40-year-old US-based Nigerian, Leslie Mba, faces up to 20 years in prison for a $4m wire fraud conspiracy and an additional five years for making false immigration statements.

According to a Thursday report by MyTexasDaily.com seen by PUNCH Metro on Sunday, Mba, who is allegedly residing illegally in Houston, had pleaded guilty to participating in a business email compromise scheme and orchestrating a romance scam targeting victims nationwide.

He was said to have confessed to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements on immigration documents.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office stated, “From April 2018 to December 2023, Mba and others conducted scams that compromised business emails and deceived victims into sending payments to fraudulent accounts, resulting in a $4m loss.” Punch