According to indictment documents submitted by the Grand Jury of the District of Maryland and recently obtained by Peoples Gazette, Musiliu Amusa, a Nigerian citizen residing in the United States, stole thousands of dollars from various American banks using false identities.
Mr Amusa swindled various American banks between October 1, 2016, and September 7, 2017, using the fictitious names “Kelvin E Robert” and “Ifaolokun Asorodayo,” a Nigerian Yoruba deity, according to FBI findings. However, the names of the banks were redacted from the indictment sheet.
According to the 2021 document obtained by The Gazette, Mr Amusa, also known as “Ifaolokun Asorodayo,” made illegal withdrawals “under the custody and control of the Victim Banks, through materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.”
To dupe unsuspecting US banking officials, the Nigerian national dressed up as a British citizen and a living Yoruba deity.
“As part of the scheme, AMUSA opened accounts at the Victim Banks in false names using false passports, including a false United Kingdom passport in the name of “Kelvin Emmanuel Robert” and a false Nigeria passport in the name of “Asorodayo Ifaolokun,” according to a portion of the charge sheet filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on August 4, 2021 and signed by Jonathan Lenzner, acting U.S. attorney.
Mr Amusa, a New York resident, illegally withdrew $6,500 from an undisclosed bank over three days in August 2017. He also used a forged bank cheque to deposit $11,379.50 at the bank’s Frederick, Maryland, location.
“As part of the scheme, AMUSA obtained bank checks with payee information changed to reflect false names, such as “Kelvin E. Robert” and “Asorodayo Ifaolokun,” according to the indictment document.
Mr. Lenzner, the case’s acting US attorney, filed a forfeiture proceeding to ensure Mr. Amusa gives up any property derived from the proceeds of his fraud to the American government.
The document stated that “MUSILIU AMUSA, a/k/a “Kelvin Emmanuel Robert,” a/k/a “Asorodayo Ifaolokun,” “shall forfeit to the United States any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of such offenses.”
The number of US banks that were victims of Mr Amusa’s fraudulent schemes was unknown because the indictment sheet concealed their identities and only referred to them as “Victim Banks.”
(The People’s Gazette)
