King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal’s son, Sultan Omogbadebo Anifowoshe, 26,
a.k.a Ayinde, has been arrested alongside 8 others over $2m fraud in U.S.
Kwam
1’s son’s arrest came after a Chicago-based investigation, dubbed “Operation
Gold Phish,” law enforcement identified a variety of cyber-enabled fraud
schemes allegedly carried out by conspirators in the U.S. and Nigeria. One of
the alleged schemes involved “romance scams,” in which a conspirator builds
trust with a victim through a purported online romance before convincing the
victim to send money to a predetermined recipient.
Though the Nigerian EFCC is conducting a related investigation of
other individuals in Nigeria, it was gathered that a criminal complaint filed
Dec. 4, 2018, in U.S. District Court in Chicago charged the nine defendants
with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Arrests were recently carried out in
Illinois, Texas, and Nigeria, and all of the defendants are now in law
enforcement custody.
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Suspects
arrested in Illinois include Daniel Samuel Eta, 35, Babatunde Ladehinde Labiyi,
20, Barnabas Oghenerukevwe Edjieh, 29, Kwam 1’s son, Sultan Omogbadebo
Anifowoshe, 26, .ak.a Ayinde; Babatunde Ibraheem Akarigidi, 39, Miracle
Ayokunle Okunola, 21, Olurotimi Akitunde Idowu, 55
Suspect
arrested in Texas include Adewale Anthony Adewumi, 27. Those arrested in Lagos
Nigeria, include Olaniyi Adeleye Ogungbaiye, 26, a.k.a DonChiChi. The suspects
who funneled the proceeds into their personal bank accounts or overseas, often
Nigeria, reportedly used the money at least 3 times to pay for vehicles on
behalf of a Nigerian car company owned by one of the defendants.
In
addition to the romance and mystery shopper schemes, the complaint also accused
the conspirators of engaging in various other cyber-enabled scams, including
investment and employment frauds. If convicted, the suspects will be facing a
maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
