Invictus Obinwanne Okeke

Forbes-Celebrated Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $11m Fraud In US

Forbes-Celebrated Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $11m Fraud In U.S

Invictus Obinwanne Okeke, the Nigerian businessman who was arrested by the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigations, has pleaded guilty to $11 million (₦4.2 billion) fraud charge.

The Forbes-celebrated entrepreneur was arrested in August, 2019 for allegedly being the ringleader of a cybercrime syndicate. According to the FBI, his organised syndicate had defrauded several American citizens to the tune of $11m β€œthrough fraudulent wire transfer instructions in a massive coordinated business email compromise scheme.

Invictus Obi has pleaded and is waiting to be sentenced in October. The 32-year-old admitted to American prosecutors that he was involved in computer-based fraud between …