Nigerian National Arrested For Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits Details Written by IVN
New York - Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced Wednesday the arrest of CHARLES ONUS for charges in connection with a scheme to conduct cyber intrusions of multiple user accounts maintained by a company that provides human resources and payroll services to employers across the United States, in order to steal payroll deposits.
June 2, 2021 Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the arrest of Charles Onus for charges in connection with a scheme to conduct cyber intrusions of multiple user accounts maintained by a company that provides human resources and payroll services to employers across the United States, in order to steal payroll deposits. ONUS was previously arrested on April 14, 2021, in San Francisco and detained, and he will be presented later today in Manhattan federal court before Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe
June 2, 2021 Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), and Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS”), announced today the unsealing of a complaint charging Abuchi Shedrach Felix, Nadine Jazmine Wade, Oluwatomiwa Akintola, Gregory Ochiagha, Habiba Fagge, and Olanrewayu Ajibola with conspiracy to commit money laundering, in connection with their involvement in laundering millions of dollars in proceeds derived from romance fraud schemes.
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Limerick Police Officer Steve Crawford carries a box of unwanted medications that were collected and disposed of during Drug Take Back Day. The county took in a total of 7,252 pounds of unwanted medications at participating police departments and five grocery stores on April 24.Â
Photo Courtesy Montgomery County District Attorney s Office
Photo Courtesy Montgomery County District Attorney s Office
Josh Varady, an investigator with the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, fills a box truck of unwanted medications collected during Drug Take Back Day. Since the program began in 2010, more than 92,000 pounds of medicines have been safely collected and disposed of in the county.
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jonathan D. Larsen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ( IRS-CI ), announced that Christopher Wright, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was extradited today from Spain. Wright is charged with wire fraud and money laundering relating to his role in a telemarketing scheme involving the fraudulent sale of purported carbon credits to victims in the United Kingdom. Wright was arrested in Spain on January 27, 2021 and is the second defendant charged in the case. Wright is expected to be presented on Friday, April 23, 2021, before U.S. Magistrate Judge James L. Cott. Wright s case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman.