The panel on “The Five” placed blame on both Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump after a new report claimed nearly half of the federal government's taxpayer-funded unemployment benefits.
The authorities argued that if Rufai escapes to Nigeria, extradition will be extraordinarily difficult or impossible because of his ties to the Nigerian government.
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Abidemi Rufai, an aide of Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, could be facing a fresh charge after federal prosecutors in the United States alleged he also sought to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of nearly $1.6 million.
The 42-year-old has already been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his scheme to steal over $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department.
Prosecutors, on Friday, filed a letter with US district judge Benjamin Settle, saying that in the last few days, IRS criminal investigators have revealed that they have been investigating an email account associated with Rufai for years.