Sham marriages and $4m fraud: Nigerian man sentenced in US federal court
Naija News • 2d ago
A United States court has sentenced Nigerian national Leslie Chinedu Mba to 19 years in prison for his role in a $4 million fraud scheme
Prosecutors say Mba carried out business email compromise and romance scams between April 2018 and December 2023, defrauding unsuspecting victims
The court also heard that Mba attempted to secure residency through sham marriages and will face deportation after serving his sentence
A United States District Court has sentenced Nigerian national, Leslie Chinedu Mba, to 19 years in prison for his role in a $4 million fraud scheme and attempts to obtain residency through sham marriages.
According to a statement issued on Friday by US Attorney for the District of Houston, Nicholas Ganjei, the court also ordered that Mba be deported once he completes his pri...