A Nigerian man believed to be a runaway, Ehis Akhimie, was handed over from the UK to the US to confront accusations associated with organized criminal activities. This includes participating in an international scam specifically aimed at defrauding senior citizens within the country.
The U.S. Department of Justice verified his extradition in an emailed statement to our correspondent on Friday.
The document indicated that the suspect’s extradition was achieved through comprehensive collaboration and coordination between the Department of Justice and various law enforcement entities spanning several nations.
The report indicates that the collaborative initiative included participation from law enforcement organizations based in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Spain, and the UK.
Due to this partnership, the Nigerian scammer was handed over by authorities in the UK along with multiple other individuals facing charges such as homicide, pediatric sexual abuse, running the MS-13 gang, human trafficking, narcotics distribution linked to Colombia, digital crimes tied to Russia, and visa application fraud.
“The relentless efforts of the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs alongside their international counterparts led to the successful extradition of fugitives accused of serious offenses in the U.S.,” stated Matthew R. Galeotti, who heads the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
“The Justice Department will actively target and prosecute transnational criminals within the United States, ensuring they face accountability for the deaths and acts of violence they have perpetrated both domestically and overseas,” stated Galeotti.
The suspected 41-year-old Nigerian fraudster was extradited from the UK to the Southern District of Florida, where he faced charges for allegedly participating in a transnational criminal organisation that ran an inheritance fraud scheme targeting elderly consumers in the U.S.
Part of the report stated, “The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs offered considerable support in facilitating the arrest and extradition of the defendants, working alongside the U.S. Marshals Service.”
The Justice Department expresses gratitude and recognizes the crucial contribution of its law enforcement collaborators in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom in facilitating these extraditions.
According to PUNCH Metro, Nigerian siblings Samuel and Samson Ogoshi, who orchestrated a sextortion scheme against a 17-year-old, received prison terms of 17 years and six months each in the United States back in September.
The brothers from Lagos who were found guilty reportedly tricked Jordan DeMay into sending explicit photos by posing as a female of his age, before extorting him.
The alleged victim apparently took his own life within six hours of beginning communication with them on Instagram.
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