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Four years ago, the United States and the world were in the grips of the COVID pandemic. While there were many heroes in that battle, there were also villains.

One of those alleged villains is Yomi Jones “Sabbie” Olayeye, a 40-year-old Nigerian accused of seeking $10 million in fraudulent unemployment benefits and receiving $1.5 million in pandemic relief payments, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts said in an Aug. 19 press release.

Arrested Upon Landing in New York
Olayeye was arrested by Secret Service agents on Aug. 13 upon arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. He has since been transferred from the Eastern District of New York to the District of Massachusetts jurisdiction for further court proceedings, the Massachusetts office said.

Olayeye and another unnamed Nigerian national were indicted in September 2020 on one count of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

Prosecutors allege that from March to July 2020, Olayeye and his co-conspirator filed false claims under traditional Unemployment Assistance (UI), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) istered by the unemployment departments of Massachusetts, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Montana, Maine, Ohio and Washington, according to a signed flight risk letter submitted to the court and obtained by The Daily Muck.

A federal court has charged Yomi Jones “Sabbie” Olayeye with multiple fraud counts of pandemic paycheck protection (PPP) programs, according to court documents obtained by The Daily Muck.
In an Aug. 14 letter to the U.S. magistrate in Brooklyn, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Olayeye’s “co-defendant remains at large.”

Olayeye Used Stolen Identity Data to Pose as Eligible Residents
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Olayeye and his co-conspirator allegedly used personally identifiable information (PII) purchased via criminal internet forums to pretend to be eligible state residents and apply for the pandemic relief assistance. The fraudsters also allegedly used that information to open bank s and prepaid debit cards to receive the payments.

The indictment claims the conspirators individuals with U.S. bank s – whom they called “clients” – to receive the fraudulent unemployment payments and wire the money to Nigeria. The group rented space on a U.S. server to file the claims to hide their connection with Nigeria.

On Aug. 20, a federal judge in Brooklyn ordered Olayeye to be transferred to Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, R.I., while his case is handled in Boston.

Olayeye Allegedly Lied on Visa Application
In arguing the defendant not be granted bail, the New York U.S. Attorney’s Office noted, among other factors, that Olayeye was denied a non-immigrant visa in 2017 and “falsely stated on his current visa application that he had never been refused a U.S. visa. His lack of candor with U.S. authorities undercuts any suggestion that he would be truthful with the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office tasked with supervising his conditions of release.”

In the Aug. 14 “flight risk” letter to the court, Eastern New York U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said Olayeye had never been in the U.S. until August 13, when he was arrested at the airport upon arrival. The prosecutor noted Olayeye’s wife and children arrived in this country in April and the wife has temporary employment with a human services agency.

“The evidence against the defendant is also particularly compelling,” Peace wrote. “The
government intends to prove the defendant’s guilt at trial using, among other things, the contents of his own e-mail and other social media s, which establish both his connections to his co-defendant and his control of significant quantities of PII tied to pandemic and other species of fraud.”

Facing Decades in Prison
If convicted, Olayeye could face 20 years in prison on each count of wire fraud and conspiracy both carry maximum sentences of 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release, the Massachusetts office noted in its press release. The court can also impose a hefty fine and require forfeiture of ill-gotten gains and restitution to victims.

The aggravated identity theft offense has a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison, which would be added to the wire fraud sentence.

On Aug. 26, U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley took under advisement the matter of whether Olayeye would remain in custody or be allowed bond pending trial.

This case is being pursued under the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force established by the attorney general in May 2021 to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud. The Department of Justice provides more information on its response to pandemic-related fraud at https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus and https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus/combatingfraud.

The DOJ asks anyone having or needing information about possible fraud to visit its NCDF website and access its complaint form.

The information contained in the indictment and other court documents are only allegations and not proof of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

This is not the only article The Daily Muck has explored involving Nigerian criminals. One recent article involved two Nigerian men who targeted approximately 100 victims in a “sextortion” scheme.

https://dailymuck.com/fbi-arrests-man-as-he-lands-in-jfk-charged-with-wide-ranging-fraud/

This is an incredible story.

Dude committed "benefits" fraud in 2020 while in Nigeria, he was indicted in 2021. He continued to live free outside the US.

Fast forward, same guy willingly applied for a US visa, was granted and arrested on arrival in Aug, 2024.

nlfpmod nawa o

Tinubu, Dapo Abiodu and Gbajabiamila protege


After serving jail , he will return to become a political leader, constituted authority

Crimecity:
This is an incredible story.

Dude committed "benefits" fraud in 2020 while in Nigeria, he was indicted in 2021. He continued to live free outside the US.

Fast forward, same guy willingly applied for a US visa, was granted and arrested on arrival in Aug, 2024.

There is program CBS news run every Sunday evening in US, and it is a live documentary where you will see people being arrested and jailed sometimes for life for crimes they committed as far back as 1950s - 1960s US never let people go of crimes or close cases like Nigeria and would always bring people to justice, only big fools goes to commit crimes against American and assure themselves their criminal footprints will not be traced years after by a country that leads the world in unknown, innovative and dynamic new technologies

YOMI OLAYEYE

Crimecity:
This is an incredible story.

Dude committed "benefits" fraud in 2020 while in Nigeria, he was indicted in 2021. He continued to live free outside the US.

Fast forward, same guy willingly applied for a US visa, was granted and arrested on arrival in Aug, 2024.

The devil gives you mad confidence!

He always make you feel that, you are invincible.

It’s not easy to judge from the outside except you have traded with the devil.

Ask him where the money is. All gone loving a larvish lifestyle.

Adojuti eni

Mark my words. He will come back to be enrolled on the political chain behind the drug lord. He just boosted his CV.

That is the experience they count on here if you must work with the drug lord politically.

He probably thought his sins have been forgotten or forgiven not knowing the looting, scamming and stealing they see as nothing in Nigeria isn't tolerated in some places.

No do crime in anyway of life.

What gives this guy moral to travel go US in the first place.

Abi he thinks says US dey for go crime like here.

Gandollar and ko

This one's where the "covid baller's" of 2020,they disturbed everyone with their noise wherever they went with arrogance but now their time has come to an end,very pathetic lazy idiot's.

Your mates dey do well academically, innovatively and the likes, you dey dey do cybercrime upandan, giving Yorubas bad name. God punish you. We don't criminals in Yorubaland.

Believeintruth:
Remind me was Dapo Abiodun not a felon? What about Gbajabiamila?

What about Peter Obi?

So anytime the drug man touches US what could happen? Hmmm. Abi his immunity reach that side? If you know you know.

He fell into an open trap.....

Let's hope he said his bye bye's, before departing Nigeria........
🤣😂🇳🇬


This scammers no get sense at all, what did he think ESTA was used for........ 😂😭

Nigerians we should change our ways

Okau

Crimecity:
This is an incredible story.

Dude committed "benefits" fraud in 2020 while in Nigeria, he was indicted in 2021. He continued to live free outside the US.

Fast forward, same guy willingly applied for a US visa, was granted and arrested on arrival in Aug, 2024.

Wetin go kill dog en,dog no dey smell am.. That’s his case right now.. Na his type dey intimidate legit hustlers for naija.. You go see them with escorts,breaking traffic laws,clubbing and wasting money on young girls/hard drugs..

A system that truly works.

Chai

Not surprised after viewing his moniker.

See how this people destroy the country name

Crimecity:
This is an incredible story.

Dude committed "benefits" fraud in 2020 while in Nigeria, he was indicted in 2021. He continued to live free outside the US.

Fast forward, same guy willingly applied for a US visa, was granted and arrested on arrival in Aug, 2024.

See as mouth dey sweet you, you don rush collect FTC. back to your comment, as mountain no gree go meet Mohammed, mohammed gats go meet the mountain na. I am not talking about mountains and Mohammed o


mad ooh

This one done enter , so continue to investigate them and bring them to Justin e

Ibo Amaka

Give it to the Americans! Aje hahaha 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣. Omo..... The dude no get baba wey dey look road for am? Motherfvcker! He's going away for a long time!

Crimecity:
This is an incredible story.

Dude committed "benefits" fraud in 2020 while in Nigeria, he was indicted in 2021. He continued to live free outside the US.

Fast forward, same guy willingly applied for a US visa, was granted and arrested on arrival in Aug, 2024.

Another future governor of Lagos loading!

Bobloco:
Tinubu, Dapo Abiodu and Gbajabiamila protege


After serving jail , he will return to become a political leader, constituted authority

Yoruba man. Normal level

I'm whatever you do say your Cup go full and you must to drink am.

Welcome to reality Mr.

Bigkoko:
Another future governor of Lagos loading!

Absolutely

aariwa:
There is program CBS news run every Sunday evening in US, and it is a live documentary where you will see people being arrested and jailed sometimes for life for crimes they committed as far back as 1950s - 1960s US never let people go of crimes or close cases like Nigeria and would always bring people to justice, only big fools goes to commit crimes against American and assure themselves their criminal footprints will not be traced years after by a country that leads the world in unknown, innovative and dynamic new technologies

I think they show the program on CBS Reality

A potential Ogun governor or Nigerian president.

Lol