FACING 30-YEAR PRISON TERM FOR WIRE FRAUD: I worked as a Senior Special Assistant to a Nigerian Governor in Ogun State when I defraud United States government of $350,000 -ABIDEMI RUFAI, politician …My conscience no longer at peace, I am guilty of the crime, ready to fully cooperate, will explain how I shared the money *Suspect pledges to return stolen funds, houses, cars; lands, stocks, companies in Nigeria and U.S to federal authority without delay *CONFESSION to FBI: "I used stolen Social Security numbers of Americans and other personal data to file $350,763 in fake claims for pandemic unemployment benefits in 2020. I stole benefits from other states, having deceitfully taken another sum of $250,000 from other federal programmes. From 2017 to 2020, I filed fraudulent claims for $1.7 million in federal tax refunds, of which $90,877 was paid out to me" *"Abidemi Rufai has agreed to disclose all of his assets and to cooperate in US government efforts to recover on those assets. At this point we don't know what kind of recovery will result"-U.S. Attorney's Office spokesperson Emily Langlie *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
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