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United States Department of Justice made the claim in a letter to the United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes.
The Acting U.S. Attorney, Tessa Gorma, said the “surety is suspect in an investigation into an email impersonation scheme.”
Soyemi, a registered nurse, whose family comes from Nigeria, told the court that she would guarantee the $300,000 bond and allow Mr Rufai to stay at her and her husband’s home.
The Acting U.S. Attorney, Ms Gorma, said in her letter to the court that Soyemi is a suspected fraudster and should not be allowed to stand surety for Mr Rufai.
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United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes has received a letter from the US Department of Justice, claiming that the surety provided by Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state, is also a suspected fraudster.
Rufai who was arrested while trying to get out of the U.S. on May 14, has been accused of allegedly using the identities of more than 100 Washington residents to steal more than $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) during the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
After being arraigned in court, the suspect presented a registered nurse identified as Nekpen Soyemi as his surety after his brother, Alaba Rufai, who is listed in court records could not post the $300,000 surety bond for his bail.
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United States Department of Justice has written to the United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes, claiming that the surety provided by Dapo Abiodun’s aide, Abidemi Rufai, is a suspected fraudster.
The Acting U.S. Attorney, Tessa Gorma, in a letter obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, said the “surety is suspect in an investigation into an email impersonation scheme.”
This newspaper
reportedhow Mr Rufai was arrested while trying to get out of the U.S. on May 14.
He was accused of allegedly using the identities of more than 100 Washington residents to
By Adejumo Kabir
The United States Department of Justice has written to the United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes, claiming that the surety provided by Dapo Abiodun’s aide, Abidemi Rufai, is a suspected fraudster.
The Acting U.S. Attorney, Tessa Gorma, in a letter obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, said the “surety is suspect in an investigation into an email impersonation scheme.”
This newspaper reported how Mr Rufai was arrested while trying to get out of the U.S. on May 14.
He was accused of allegedly using the identities of more than 100 Washington residents to steal more than $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) during the COVID-19 pandemic last year.