, a Nigerian airline, has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents based on the purchase of airplanes.
Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division commented on the indictment, “Allen Onyema’s status as a wealthy businessman turned out to be a fraud. He corrupted the U.S. banking system, but his trail of deceit and trickery came to a skidding halt. DEA would like to thank the many law enforcement partners and the subsequent prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office who aided in making this investigation a success.
“Onyema setup various innocent-sounding multi-million dollar asset purchases which were nothing more than alleged fronts for his scam,” said acting Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer, who oversees HSI operations in Georgia and Alabama. Beginning in 2010, Onyema began travelling frequently to Atlanta, where he opened several personal and business bank accounts. Between 2010 and 2018, over $44.9 million was allegedly transferred into his Atlanta-based accounts from foreign sources.
The letters of credit were purportedly to fund the purchase of five separate Boeing 737 passenger planes by Air Peace. The letters were supported by documents such as purchase agreements, bills of sale, and appraisals proving that Air Peace was purchasing the aircraft from Springfield Aviation Company LLC, a business registered in Georgia.
Members of the public are reminded that the indictment only contains charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
Yes this is fulani conspiracy in motion, the question is what has this people not done to clamp down on all igbo elites in a bid to stop them from developing, but no matter what they do igbos are blessed children and will remains so. No weapons they fire at them will succeed
Majority of successful Nigerians are fraudulent. The difference is just been able to cover track successfully. Some would be detected while others can never be found. This is pure reality.
We surely have a non-reading public! Sad for Nigeria! Let him go to Atlanta to defend the allegations against him. Period.
As far as I'm concerned you can't rule out conspiracy
Bogus claim... Ethnicity problem in Nigeria. Innoson motor should be careful.. these fools are ready to partner with outsiders to bring down a certain faction.
Na wa oh
after rescuing victims from xenophobic south Africa you people should just cut the crap
All business men are guilt of money laundering in their quest to promote their businesses, they have to move monies through unconventionally means possible
Like my mind don tell me say them go soon bounce on this man.
I know they will soon rubbish this man.
lol
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