FAKE LOVERBOY BAGS ONE YEAR FOR $15,000 ONLINE FRAUD
The prosecuting agency told the court that, the fake lover conned his victims of a total sum of $15,000, but during the trial, the accused pleaded ‘guilty’ to the charge.
The count reads: “That you, Ohiaeri Stanley Chukwudi, alias Williams Robert, sometimes in February 2019 at Abuja, within the judicial division of this honourable court while acting as William Robert resident in Texas, United States of America, did cheat by fraudulently inducing Olivia, Jesse Marie and Christiana to deliver to you the total sum of $15,000 (Fifteen Thousand Dollars) under the guise of being in a romantic relationship with them and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code, Laws of the Federation (Abuja) 1990.”
Penpushing further reports that, the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Tony Orilade in a statement said, in view of his (Chukwudi) plea, Justice Sylvanus Oriji convicted and sentenced him to one year in prison with an option of N150, 000 as fine
