Federal authorities scored a rare win against Internet scammers when a Houston man pleaded guilty to helping steal $115,000 from brothers who were told they would receive millions of dollars from Nigeria. Femi Ikuopenikan, originally from Nigeria, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors said Ikuopenikan worked for a group that set up a bogus Internet-based bank. The group engaged in what is commonly called a "Nigerian scam" or "419 fraud," for a section in the Nigerian criminal code.
December 27, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Federal authorities scored a rare win against Internet scammers this week when a Houston man pleaded guilty to helping steal $115,000 from a pair of brothers who were told they would receive millions of dollars from Nigeria.
Femi Ikuopenikan, 35, originally from Nigeria, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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