🔴 Two Nigerians bag 189 months for $2.4m US cyber fraud

Two Nigerians resident in the United States, Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in an international cyber fraud scheme that defrauded businesses of more than $2.4 million.

The two men, who were residents of Delaware and members of the US Air Force at the time of the offences, were sentenced on September 25, 2026, following their convictions.

US Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, David Waterman, announced the sentences in a statement issued by the district’s Public Information Officer, MacKenzie Tubbs.