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Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds

Tacoma – A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his attempt to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
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Spokane Man Sentenced to Probation for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

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Former Seattle resident indicted for bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from Paycheck Protection Program

Seattle – A 28-year-old New York City man was indicted this week in the Western District of Washington for three counts of bank fraud related to his abuse of the COVID-19 Pandemic Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
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Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud on Washington and 17 other states

Tacoma – A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for using stolen identities to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.