
Woodberry Olalekan Ponle Faces Separate Charge In Chicago
Raymond Hushpuppi’s comrade-in-cyber crime, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as “Mr. Woodberry” or “Mark Kain,” was arraigned on a separate charge in Chicago today.
The 29 year-old who was arrested in Dubai last month, was charged in U.S. District Court in Chicago with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert set a detention hearing for July 9, 2020, at 4:00 p.m.
The criminal complaint accuses Ponle of orchestrating “business email compromise” schemes to defraud several U.S.-based companies.
The schemes resulted in attempted or actual …