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US arrests Nigerian man who fled to Nigeria in 2019 over money laundering
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Nigerian man who fled US in 2019 arrested at Boston airport
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island said Adetunji Abudu, from Lagos, was arrested at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, while attempting to enter the country from Istanbul, Turkey.
In a statement on Monday, the office said Abudu was one of six defendants charged in a superseding indictment alleging that millions of dollars obtained through fraud schemes operated from Nigeria were laundered through bank accounts and businesses in the US.
“Abudu fled the United States to Nigeria in 2019 after the FBI executed a court-authorised search of his residence in North Providence.
The US Attorney’s Office emphasised that an indictment is an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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