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Man remanded for scamming US state of $8,000 COVID-19 fund
Published 12 March 2021
Justice P. Mallong of the Kaduna Federal High Court has ordered the remand of one Collins Samuel in a custodial centre for allegedly defrauding the United States of America of the sum of $8,000.
Samuel, under the guise of being an American citizen, reportedly received the $8,000 offered to citizens of Virginia State under its Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on one count bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretences.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Thursday, said investigation revealed that Samuel redeemed the $8,000 benefit through the Bitcoin wallet addresses he got from various cryptocurrency traders.
Alleged COVID-19 Fraud: Court remands Nigerian for obtaining $8,000 benefit from U.S.
The defendant allegedly represented himself as an American citizen affected by COVID–19, and obtained $8,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) from Virginia, United States.
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The Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered the remand of Collins Samuel, a Nigerian, for allegedly obtaining $8,000 as COVID-19 benefit from the U.S. state of Virginia.
The spokesperson for the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Thursday that the trial judge, P. Mallong, ordered the defendant to be remanded in the commission’s custody.
The judge issued the remand order following Mr Samuel’s arraignment by the EFCC on one count of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.
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