Two Nigerian athletes sentenced to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of fraud in the U.S.

The US government has found Nigerian sportsmen Toluwani Adebakin, 25, and Emmanuel Ineh, 23, guilty of conspiring to launder money online.

U.S. The two were found guilty by District Judge Kristi Johnson of participating in a sophisticated fraud scheme by sending thousands of dollars to Nigeria.

On November 10, 2022, a statement from the Southern District of Mississippi US Attorney’s Office made this information public.

The defendants pleaded guilty to violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957 for engaging in financial transactions involving property derived from specific illegal activities, sending tens of thousands of illegally obtained proceeds to fraudsters in Nigeria as part of a larger mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy, the statement reads.