Hushpuppi Associate, Mr Woodberry Dey Sentenced to Eight Years Imprisonment For US
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, a.k.a. Mr Woodberry, dey sentenced to eight years and three months in prison by di United States District Court for di Northern District of Illinois for Chicago for multimillion-dollar fraud.
Ponle bin dey convicted by a federal judge, Robert Gettleman, on July 11. Also, hin bin dey scheduled to be deported to Nigeria after serving hin sentence, according to court documents.
Gettleman tok say di defendant dey hereby committed to di custody of di Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 100 months as to count.
Mr Woodberry bin dey sentenced after dem find am guilty of one count of fraud. Seven other counts bin dey dismissed following a plea bargain in April dis year.
Di judge order di convict to submit himself to di U.S. Marshal Service for onward transfer to di Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, where dem go allow visit from family members, especially hin American fiancée.
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Also, Gettlemen order say make Ponle “surrender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for deportation immediately following his incarceration”.
You fit remember say Ponle settle for a plea deal with di United States, agreeing to surrender $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud.
Also, hin agree to forfeit hin luxury cars and watches to di foreign government.
Di Instagram big boy bin dey charged with wire fraud conspiracy following hin arrest for di United Arab Emirates in June 2020 and subsequent extradition to di US.
Woodberry dey accused of tricking American companies into sending wire transfers worth millions of dollars. Woodberry allegedly targeted firms for California, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and New York, according to prosecutors.
In addition, di socialite, wey be associate of notorious fraudster, Hushpuppi, bin plead not guilty to di eight-count charge wey dem bring against am.
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