Court convicts Ponzi scheme operator, orders restitution of N110 million

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The convict lured victims into a phony gold mining investment that she promised would yield 300 per cent profit within four weeks.

on March 2, 2021 convicted one Maryam Abu Shinga on one count amended charge of retention of proceeds of crime. She was also ordered to pay the sum of N110, 000,000 in restitution to victims

The convict was said to have lured her victims into a phony gold mining investment where she represented that the investor stands to earn 300% profit. She claimed that when an investor invests N500, 000, such investor could earn N1, 500,000 as returns on investment over a period of 4 weeks. Investigation, however, revealed that the convict was never into gold mining or any such investment. It was also discovered that even though Shinga was able to pay some early investors with funds taken from later investors, she allegedly diverted N394,541,910 belonging to several other investors.During the trial which commenced on January 23, 2020, the prosecution called five witnesses and tendered several documents in evidence.

In his judgment on Tuesday, March 2, Justice Allagoa accepted the terms of a plea bargain agreement, convicted and sentenced the defendant to restitute the complainants in the sum of N110, 000,000.

 

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I hope to all those who lost their money via the scheme not in d belly of..... Lemme cloz my mouth

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