A United States District Court has sentenced a 34-year-old Nigerian, Adepoju Babatunde Salako, to six and a half years’ imprisonment for his role in a five million dollar COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud.
Salako, who resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was handed a 78-month federal prison term after pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.
The statement added that as part of his plea agreement, Salako also agreed to plead guilty to seven additional counts of wire fraud in the District of Alaska.
It noted that the court further ordered him to pay two million, five hundred and eighty one thousand dollars in restitution to victims of the fraud.
According to court documents, Salako participated in the scheme for most of 2021, exploiting economic relief measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Providing further details, the statement said Salako and two accomplices used stolen identities to obtain fraudulent loans and unemployment benefits.
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