Nigerian pastor jailed by US court over $4.2m COVID-19 fraud

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 5/07/2025
Edward Oluwasanmi, a Nigerian pastor, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for defrauding the US government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Oluwasanmi was arrested alongside Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun state, in April 2024 over the crime. The duo were charged in court on 13 counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud, money laundering, and engaging in monetary transactions with criminally derived property. According to the charge sheet, from April 2020 through February 28, 2022, Oloyede and Oluwasanmi submitted Paycheck (…)
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