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Court Sentence Nigerian Man To 51 months Imprisonment In The U.S. For Romance Scam, Fraud, Money Laundering

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Uchenna Christian Nlemchi

A Nigerian man, Uchenna Christian Nlemchi, has been handed a 51 month jail term and also ordered to pay $524,000 in restitution and a money judgment in the amount of $868,295 for his involvement in a hybrid romance scam and business email compromise scheme.

Nlemchi was extradited from Hungary to the United States of America last year.

There is no parole in the federal system.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday, June 6, 2024.  

According to court documents, the scheme began in July 2015 when a co-conspirator initiated a romance scam with a 56-year-old widow in New Mexico using the alias “Sean Bartlett.”

The co-conspirator convinced the victim that he was an engineer working on lucrative oil contracts and promised to marry the victim but instructed her to send him money for supposed business expenses.

On September 13, 2015, Uchenna Nlemchi opened a personal bank account at Amegy Bank in his own name.

Sixteen days later, he opened a fraudulent business bank account at the same bank in the name of the non-existent “Jay Auto & Machine Parts,” listing himself as the sole owner.

Following the co-conspirator’s instructions over the next few months, the victim made several transfers into accounts controlled by Nlemchi totaling over $375,000 from her retirement savings and a home equity loan. This included wiring $45,000 on October 7th to another person’s account, before sending $35,000 directly to the “Jay Auto & Machine Parts” account on October 9th, the same day the other person wired $44,000 into that account. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

On October 22nd, the victim transferred $125,346 from her and her late husband’s IRA accounts into Nlemchi’s “Jay Auto & Machine Parts” bank account. Then on December 7th, she took out a $170,000 home equity loan and immediately transferred the full amount to that account.

Separately in late 2015, a German citizen attempting to purchase a Miami condo received fraudulent wire instructions after a hacker compromised her attorney’s email.

The German victim then wired money intended for the condo purchase to the New Mexico victim’s account. A co-conspirator then instructed the New Mexico victim to forward over $200,000 of those funds to Nlemchi’s accounts.

Nlemchi rapidly withdrew and transferred globally over $868,000 that was deposited into the “Jay Auto & Machine Parts” account from the New Mexico victim and other fraud proceeds. Nlemchi abandoned the fraudulent accounts on February 29, 2016, as bank investigators closed in.

At the time, Nlemchi was in the United States on a student visa and attended Texas Southern University. He was arrested in Houston, Texas in 2017 and released on electronic monitoring in the third-party custody of his wife and ordered to surrender his passport.

Nlemchi escaped from his monitoring system and fled to Mexico, then to Brazil, then back to his home in Nigeria. Nlemchi was an international fugitive for more than five years until his arrest in Hungary in 2023.

Nlemchi pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in February 2024.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Nlemchi will be required to serve 3 years of supervised release and will be subject to deportation proceedings.

The Albuquerque Division of the FBI investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department during the extradition process.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Peña is prosecuting the case.

 

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Vladimir Putin Offers to End War If Trump Agrees to This One Shocking Deal –

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On April 22, a report from the Financial Times, shared by Reuters, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to stop the war in Ukraine but only if the front lines stay where they are right now. This idea was brought up as part of talks with former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is trying to play a role in negotiating peace.

According to the report, Putin had this conversation in St. Petersburg earlier this month with Steve Witkoff, who is known to be close to Trump and is acting as his special representative in the talks. During their meeting, Putin reportedly said that Russia might be willing to give up its claims to certain parts of Ukraine specifically, areas within four regions that are only partially controlled by Russian forces and still have Ukrainian troops in them…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>> READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

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12 States Sue Trump Over ‘Illegal’ Tariffs That Could Send Prices Soaring and Jobs Disappearing –

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Twelve U.S. states have taken legal action against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully raising taxes on Americans through tariffs. These tariffs were put in place using a law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which gives the president special powers during national emergencies. But the lawsuit argues that this law was never meant to be used to create tariffs and that Trump has gone beyond what the law allows.

The states claim that in the 50 years since the law was created, no president has used it to put tariffs in place, even during times when the country faced serious drug-related issues or major trade deficits. They believe Congress never intended for the law to be used in this way…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>> READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

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Liberal TV Hosts Mock Pregnant Tiffany Trump, but Barron Trump Shuts Them Up for Good! –

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The bright lights of a television studio shined as three popular TV hosts sat at their desk, smiling into the camera. But what they said next shocked the world. They mocked Tiffany Trump—calling her a gold digger, saying she was like her mother, and laughing at the fact that she was pregnant. One of the hosts even said, “Just imagine another Trump in the world.” Millions of viewers watched in silence. Some were angry. Some were hurt. Others turned off their TVs.

But no one was more upset than Baron Trump.

Baron, Tiffany’s younger brother, was sitting in the White House. He clenched his jaw and stared at the screen. His hands gripped his phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Tiffany had always been kind to him. She had always supported him. And now, people were laughing at her on national television…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

A security guard nearby noticed something was wrong. “Sir, is everything okay?” he asked.

Baron stood up, tall and serious. “No,” he said. “It’s not.”

For years, Baron had stayed quiet. The world knew him as the quiet son of former President Donald Trump. But this time, he refused to stay silent. He took out his phone, pressed record, and spoke clearly and powerfully.

“You disgust me,” Baron said to the TV hosts. “Mocking my sister. Calling her mother names. You sit behind a desk and think you can say anything you want. You don’t know my family. You don’t know my sister. And you definitely don’t know me.”

He posted the video online. Within minutes, it went viral. People around the world watched as Baron stood up for his sister with strength and intelligence. The hashtag #BaronDefendsTiffany started trending. Millions praised him for speaking the truth.

The TV hosts didn’t expect this. They thought no one would speak out. But Baron’s calm but firm response left them speechless. Still, they tried to fight back. One host went back on air and said, “Baron Trump is just another spoiled rich kid throwing a tantrum.”

Baron watched quietly. Then he made a decision.

“I want to sue them,” he told his father’s legal team.

The lawyers got to work. Soon, headlines spread across the internet: Baron Trump Sues TV Network for Defamation.

But Baron wasn’t finished. He held a press conference and spoke directly to the American people.

“This isn’t about politics,” Baron said. “It’s about human decency. When did it become okay to attack a pregnant woman on television?”

His message was clear. It wasn’t just about his sister—it was about all people who are treated unfairly by the media. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

The video of his speech broke records. Over 100 million people watched. People cried. Some who had once criticized the Trump family admitted they were wrong. Even celebrities praised Baron for his courage.

The network that aired the cruel segment panicked. Advertisers pulled out. Ratings dropped. They offered Baron a large amount of money to drop the lawsuit.

But Baron said no.

“I don’t care about money,” he told his lawyers. “I want a public apology. On air. The same way they mocked my sister.”

And he got it.

The same TV hosts who had laughed at Tiffany were now on camera, apologizing to her and her family. Tiffany sat in the front row, wiping away tears. Baron sat beside her, calm and proud.

But some media outlets still tried to twist the story. Baron refused to back down. He pushed the lawsuit to court. During the trial, one of the hosts admitted they had lied. The judge ruled in Baron’s favor. The network had to pay millions and the hosts were suspended.

On the courthouse steps, Baron spoke to the world again.

“This isn’t about revenge,” he said. “It’s about truth. It’s about justice.”

Tiffany stood beside him. “My brother stood up for me when no one else would,” she said, tears in her eyes.

Baron became a symbol of truth and courage. He donated all the money from the lawsuit to help others who had suffered from media lies. People across the country called him “The Protector.”

One week. That’s all it took to change everything.

Baron Trump—once the quiet youngest son of a president—had become a powerful voice for justice.

 

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