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Abidemi Rufai, is in fresh trouble for attempting to deceive a United States Court in a desperate bid to get bail, documents obtained by POLITICS NIGERIA reveal.

Mr Rufai is facing serious charges for committing a $350,000 fraud in the US.

According to the court documents filed by the United States Department of Justice, the Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa Gorma, told the United States Courthouse, in Tacoma, Washington, on June 23, that Mr Rufai participated in a fraudulent surety scheme to mislead the court.

The documents revealed that when looking for a person to stand surety for a $300,000 bail bond earlier granted him by a magistrate’s court, Mr Rufai gave false narratives.

The U.S. government said it obtained call recordings of his efforts to deceive the court.

“It is evident from the recording that the defence’s presentation of the surety as a friend of Rufai was false, and that, in fact, Rufai does not even know the surety. In the call, Rufai’s brother states that ‘they found a lady to set up the bail’.”

“In fact, Rufai did not even know ‘the lady’ and did not know basic biographical information about her. The recording also makes clear that Rufai has significant assets (at least enough to cover a $300,000 bond), which he is willing to use, however, he can to secure his own release."

“This is contrary to his statement to Pretrial Services in New York that his only asset is $6,000 in the United States and $10,000 in Nigerian checking and savings . And, the recording shows that Rufai and his brother conspired to set up a replacement sham surety to buy Rufai’s release."

POLITICS NIGERIA reported how Mr Rufai was busted for using the identities of more than 100 Washington residents to steal more than $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) during the COVID-19 pandemic last year.

He has since been detained despite efforts to release him on bail by his lawyer, Michael Barrows.

Last Friday, U.S. District judge, Benjamin Settle of Tacoma, agreed with federal prosecutors that Mr Rufai represented a flight risk, hence he will remain in jail until his trial.

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Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Double wahala for dead body

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Kwontinew

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$350,000!!!

Yankee no bi naija were you can easily run some fraud...

FBI is doing a great..
And for runz going in Nigeria
The Federal Bureau can monitor your activities and will keep tabs on you till when you land at any states airport and they grab you...

E bi things

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They are just rich with no brain. (Oh, they got the funds illegally).

Even inside jail, he still dey scam...

I have no sympathy for him.

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Stop spewing thrash!

Somebody who invaded the privacy of over 100 people, stole their details and used it to defraud their government should not be expecting he accorded that right. He does not deserve it.

Heartless being!

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Close your mouth typical of a Nigerian, what privacy while your conversations are open to IOS, Android and all other apps on your phone.

Nawao

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

U people don't know that govt owns we all. They have right to demand for ur calls and the appropriate agency will surely comply.

So he doesn't think that they will tap his calls or what?

Bfk

All day for the barawo...........

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Not when you're under invesigation.

Pele o Mr Rufai.

Princedapace:

U people don't know that govt owns we all. They have right to demand for ur calls and the appropriate agency will surely comply.

Don't blame him. Most people don't read the T&C of services before clicking "Accept" button.

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Not if they got a warrant to do it prior to doing so

Masterkernel1:



Close your mouth typical of a Nigerian, what privacy while your conversations are open to IOS, Android and all other apps on your phone.

oga no vex nah pls. Its Monday morning

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Ṣeé Ehn...just pray that the Bix axe of the govt does not fall on you.

When the govt (whether naija or usa or any other) really wants to catch someone Ehn...they will use the entire machinations at their disposal to do it.

Anyway...with benefit of hindsight...he should have only speak with his lawyers alone to help. When you call from jail
..your calls are recorded even if you speak Yoruba or ègún....there are translators to decode what's being said. Yorùbá...igbó and Hausa speaking staff works with fbi ó. Don't try them at all.

A country with working institutions..