Courts Jaîl Four Internet Fr@udsters in Kaduna

Justices R.M Aikawa and Darius Khobo of the Federal High Court and State High Court respectively, sitting in Kaduna have convicted and sentenced the quartet of Anthony Chukwu (a.k.a Carmelita Luna), Madaki Shamun Ismail (a.k.a Will Beal), Samson Aliyu (a.k.a John Dunwell) and Christopher Israel (a.k.a Bernie Dallas) to various jail terms for internet fraud.

This was conveyed in a statement issued out on anti-graft website on Tuesday, 23rd of July, 2024.

According to the agency, they were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on one-count separate charges, bordering on impersonation, obtaining by false pretence and money laundering.

Chukwu’s charge reads:

“That you, Anthony Chukwu (a.k.a Carmelita Luna)”M”, sometimes in December,
2023, in kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, did directly acquire the sum of N520,000.00
(Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira), from Nelro Balmoria and other unsuspecting persons through false identity, which you knew that the said funds formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, and you thereby committed money laundering, an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention And Prohibition)2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”

That of Aliyu reads:

“That you Samson Aliyu (a.k.a John Dunwell), between January and May, 2024 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, committed an offence,t o wit: falsely presented yourself as John Dunwell, a white man and an investment broker with AZ Finance Investment Company. In that assumed character cheated several persons including one Lhes, the total sum of P2,000.00 (Two thousand Philippines
Pesos) via instagram (an online social media application) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same law.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>