BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – A federal jury found a Nigerian citizen guilty for his part in a complex fraud scheme.
Christopher Agbaje was convicted Friday after a four-day trial in Bismarck. Agbaje claimed to be a business owner in a dispute with a Bismarck law firm, and created a fake agreement with a Bismarck law firm.
The crimes took place in November and December 2020. The law firm received a fraudulent check for $198,850.00 and deposited this check in the law firm’s bank account. At the fraudulent business owner’s request, the law firm sent a $198,336.68 wire transfer to Agbaje’s business partner. Agbaje then directed his business partner to fraudulently create a $180,000.00 international wire transfer with the intent to conceal the location, ownership, and control of the law firm’s money.
Agbaje was extradited to the US from the UK in February. He was convicted of money laundering, and aiding wire and mail fraud.
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