Justice E. A
.Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State on May 11,
2017 convicted and sentenced two siblings, Chukwudi Ugwueke (a.k.a James Scott)
and Sophia Ugwueke to two years imprisonment each with an option of Four
Hundred Thousand Naira (N400,000.00) fine each. The duo was charged by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one count charge bordering
on possession of fraudulent documents with intent to defraud one Lisa Marie
Nors, an American citizen.
Justice
Obile, after going through the evidences tendered by the Prosecution counsel,
M.T.Iko found the duo guilty and accordingly convicted them.
The
convicts were first arraigned on February 1, 2017 but pleaded not guilty to a
13-count. However, when the matter came up on Thursday, May 11, 2017 for hearing,
the accused persons pleaded guilty an amended one count charge and were accordingly
convicted and sentenced.
The convicts were arrested at their residence in Sapele, Delta State based
on intelligence on their illegal activities that bordered on defrauding foreigners
through internet scams.
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