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NNPC's Paulinus Okoronkwo Forfeits $2.5M Mansion In U.S. Ruling

NNPC Executive, Okoronkwo Forfeits $2.5 Million U.S. Mansion

October 22, 2025 4:09 am

United States court orders Nigerian oil executive Paulinus Okoronkwo to surrender a $2.5 million Los Angeles mansion after conviction for money laundering.

A senior official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Paulinus Okoronkwo, has been ordered by a U.S. court to forfeit a $2.5 million mansion in Los Angeles following his conviction on money laundering charges.

The ruling, delivered on October 3, 2025, by Judge John Walter of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, forms part of Okoronkwo’s sentencing in Case No. 2:24-CR-20(A)-JFW. The luxury property, located at 25340 Twin Oaks Place in Valencia, California, …