transnational crime

Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Accused Of Orchestrating Multi-Million Dollar U.S. Government Fraud Scheme

Jun 6, 2025

Federal prosecutors have unsealed a sweeping indictment against Nigerian software programmer Sapphire Egemasi, alleging her central involvement in a coordinated cybercrime operation that defrauded U.S. government entities of millions of dollars between 2021 and 2023. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Egemasi, 28, was arrested by FBI agents in…
Alleged Transnational Human Smuggler Indicted, Sanctioned In The U.S.

Jul 18, 2024

A federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, charges Abdul Karim Conteh, 42, a Sierra Leone national, with leading a human smuggling organization that allegedly brought thousands of migrants into the U.S. unlawfully. Conteh was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 11 at the request of the U.S. and faces extradition to stand trial…

Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Accused Of Orchestrating Multi-Million Dollar U.S. Government Fraud Scheme