{"id":58203,"date":"2022-01-26T12:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/court-jails-internet-fraudster-efcc-arrested-in-vgc-raid"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:22:11","slug":"court-jails-internet-fraudster-efcc-arrested-in-vgc-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/court-jails-internet-fraudster-efcc-arrested-in-vgc-raid","title":{"rendered":"Court jails internet fraudster EFCC arrested in VGC raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Justice O. O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Lagos on Tuesday convicted Dadeowo Hassan.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted him on a two-count amended charge bordering on possession of documents used to perpetrate internet fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC said on or about May 4, 2021 in Lagos, Hassan with intent to defraud, had a document titled MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR, printed out of email [email protected]<\/p>\n<p>Hassan was accused of printing the document from a website \u2013 UNICC, where he purchased an American social security number.<\/p>\n<p>After he pleaded \u201cguilty\u201d to the charges, the prosecuting counsel, M. S. Owede, gave a review of the facts of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Owede recalled that following intelligence on the activities of internet fraudsters operating within Victoria Garden City (VGC), the EFCC carried out a raid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis defendant was arrested with his tools: iPhone X, iPhone 12 Pro Max, a Nokia phone, and a Hewlett-Packard laptop\u201d, the lawyer said.<\/p>\n<p>Owede tendered the statement Hassan made to the EFCC, documents from his email and a cheque of N500,000 he issued as part of a plea bargain agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The documents were admitted in evidence against him and marked Exhibits P1a, P1b, P1c, P1d, P2, P3, P4 and P5.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Abike-Fadipe found Haasan guilty as charged and sentenced him to one year in prison, with an option of N1million fine and 40 hours of community service.<\/p>\n<p>The convict is to forfeit to the Federal Government the devices recovered from him, including the N500,000 bank draft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Justice O. O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Lagos on Tuesday convicted Dadeowo Hassan. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted him on a two-count amended charge bordering on possession of documents used to perpetrate internet fraud. 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