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U.S. court orders Governor Abiodun’s moneybag Bidemi Rufai to pay $604,260, forfeit assets

The Ogun governor’s aide was apprehended in May 2021 by U.S. security officials at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in an attempt to flee.

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

The U.S. district court for the western district of Washington has ordered the forfeiture of $604,260, proceeds of wire fraud by Bidemi Rufai, suspended special assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun.

“The defendant’s interest in the above-identified sum of money is fully and finally forfeited, in its entirety, to the United States,” stated the forfeiture document dated August 17, seen by Peoples Gazette.

“In order to satisfy this sum of money, in whole or in part, the United States may move to amend this order, at any time, to include substitute property having a value not to exceed this sum of money,” the forfeiture order signed by U.S. district judge Benjamin Settle stated.

Having pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud for his involvement in the massive COVID-19-related fraud on the Washington Employment Security Department (ESD), Mr Rufai entered a plea agreement with the American government to obtain a favourable judgment.

The Ogun governor’s aide was apprehended in May 2021 by U.S. security officials at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in an attempt to flee the country to Nigeria via Amsterdam.

Had Mr Rufai successfully fled to Nigeria, the U.S. government might have had trouble extraditing him to answer for his crimes. Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa Gorma, in a letter to Ramon Reyes, the Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of New York, expressed fears that the APC regime might frustrate his extradition process if he was granted bail.

Mr Rufai’s chances of obtaining bail further slimmed after he presented a questionable surety, Nekpen Soyemi, a nurse once suspected of a business email compromise scam by the Bank of America.

He was accused of using the identities of over 100 Washington residents to fraudulently receive more than $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://gazettengr.com/u-s-court-orders-governor-abioduns-moneybag-bidemi-rufai-to-pay-604260-forfeit-assets/

20 years from now, this man will change his name, APC and be contesting for president.

How are we sure he is not fronting for the governor?

All theifnubus will pay dearly for what the commited

Like father like son

He should pay, if possible do the time and Nigeria should not be a purgatory for him too.

Bastard soiling our already battered image.

Kai Africana leaders

I guess this is what OBI is planning to achieve too that's why he wants power ... mtheeww

Vote BAT2023 for a better nation

A governor's aide doing Yahoo Yahoo.

APC Politicians and their appointees no get shame. Useless thieves

Tayorshd2:
Kai Africana leaders

I guess this is what OBI is planning to achieve too that's why he wants power ... mtheeww

Vote BAT2023 for a better nation

Dear Lord, please grant this boy sense.

Ok

This is serious ooo

No tribalism on this thread.

We want only constructive criticism.

By order of the Peaky Blinders.

Abiodun himself is an ex convict

Mr Rufai’s chances of obtaining bail further slimmed after he presented a questionable surety, Nekpen Soyemi, a nurse once suspected of a business email compromise scam by the Bank of America.




The Most foooolish Person , you know say your hand nor clean , u de go front as Surety

Reminds me of that Money launderer/druggie who assisted Tinubu in the 80s and later rebranded to a Nigerian political party as a ",good man". David hudeyin exposed the dude.
A lot of political holders in this Country have questionable past. Which brings the question is it the fault of the people? Or just how the country is structured? I mean, you can't give what you don't have. If we keep electing drug lords, human traffickers, robbers, cultists, and criminals into sensitive positions then maybe that's what we deserve.

issoright

Governor Eleyi 1 of Nigeria...

Just like Amoda...

Is he going to be jailed like Invictus ?

I go legit or I don't go at all.

Make efcc sell his oroperty they seuze and send money to US

PS: including the cash in his zenith bank and other bank. I DOBT TRUST NIGERIA GOVT, THEY MIGHT RELOOT THE MONEY SEIZE, ITS BETTER THEY SEND IT TO US GOVT AND LET THE MAN FREE ONCE IT REAXH 600K DOLLARS

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Agbado urchins member

Can you imagine? Can you f.king imagine?

Just Aide oooo. What if he is a governor?
There is a reason all the crooks are gathered against Obi candidacy. I pity poor Nigerians that will fall for their traps.

The same way Tinubu forfeit his drug money in US.

Like Abiodun like Tinubu. Na Tinubu boy him be. Only Criminals and thieves Tinubu.

In 15years time he will run for President of Nigeria. We will be told he was never imprisoned in America

Same way US government told Tinubu to pay due to drug trafficking

Na so that man in APC take carry drug some years ago come later change name begins dey claim innocentee today.
After some years now this idiot go want do same

This is how Tinubu was also ordered to forfeit proceeds of money from drug business.


Look out for this dude in next ten years, he will still want to contest for an elective post.

Criminal who will come back to Nigeria to contest elections.