Tag: Abidemi Rufai
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BREAKING: U.S. court postpones trial of suspended Ogun gov’s aide to 2022
The fraud trial of Abidemi Rufai, suspended aide to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State who was indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, has been postponed to 2022. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that a fresh ruling of the court postponed the commencement of Rufai’s trial by five months. Rufai was arrested at…
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Fresh troubles for suspended Ogun Governor’s aide as U.S. files another $1.6m fraud case
The suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Abidemi Rufai, accused of stealing $350,000 from Washington State as part of a massive pandemic-related fraud also sought to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of nearly $1.6 million, federal prosecutors alleged on Friday. Rufai, 42, was arrested May 14 as he tried to travel from…
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Alleged $350,000 fraud: U.S. Court orders indefinite detention of Abiodun’s suspended aide, Bidemi Rufai
The court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma, United States has ordered that a suspended aide to Ogun Governor Abidemi Rufai should remain in detention indefinitely. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that United States Department of Justice had earlier said the surety provided by Rufai was a suspected fraudster. Rufai is accused of being involved…
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Arrested Gov Abiodun’s aide presents suspected fraudster as surety – U.S.
More woes for the suspended aide to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Abidemi Rufai currently enmeshed in a $350,000 unemployment benefits fraud scandal in the United States of America. According to reports, the United States Department of Justice has written to the United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes, claiming…
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Gov. Abiodun reacts over aide’s involvement in unemployment benefits fraud
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has reacted by suspending his aide, Abidemi Rufai over his involvement in unemployment benefits fraud in the United States. This was contained in a statement by Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Dapo Abiodun “The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has received the very disturbing news of…
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$350K wire fraud: Gov Dapo Abiodun’s aide, Rufai arrested at JFK Airport
Governor Dapo Abiodun’s special assistant, Abidemi Rufai, popularly known as Ruffy, has been arrested in the United States of America for wire fraud said to be in the region of $350,000. Rufai who is an House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress for the 2019 election was arrested on Friday…