Nigerian Damilola Samuel jailed in U.S. for ATM fraud, to be deported after
American Politics, Headlines Friday, July 24th, 2020
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A Nigerian citizen in U.S. Damilola Bamidele Isaac Samuel, has been sentenced to federal prison for ATM fraud.
According to federal prosecutors, Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. ordered Samuel to serve 33 months and pay $276,790 in restitution.
U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph disclosed the judgement in a statement on Thursday.
He said Samuel will face deportation proceedings after serving his term.
According to court documents, Samuel conspired with others to steal money from Regions Bank customers.
Authorities said he set up accounts in legitimate bank customers’ names then transferred money from those accounts into fraudulently created accounts.
Multiple times, Samuel was seen on surveillance cameras using ATM cards associated with the fraudulent accounts, the news release said.
Samuel pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud on Dec. 10, 2019.
The judgement was delivered on Monday.
-PM News
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