Obinwanne Okeke, Invictus Group
CEO, who is better known as Invictus Obi, has been remanded in a US prison
until February 2020 over an alleged $11 million fraud.
He pleaded not guilty to a
two-count-charge of internet fraud when his case came up for hearing at a court
in Virginia on Monday.
The entrepreneur who was arrested
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was investigated for an alleged
$11 million internet fraud.
At the commencement of his trial,
the judge at the federal courthouse, Virginia, ordered that Okeke be remanded
in prison until February 18, 2020 when the trial will continue.
Okeke will have spent six months
in prison by February.
A federal grand jury had looked
at the evidence presented by the FBI and the United States Department of
Justice.
The jury was unanimous that Okeke
should be made to forfeit at least $11 million in asset. The department found
him guilty, and recommended his trial.
If convicted, Okeke could spend
up to 30 years in prison, and the likelihood of forfeiting his wealth.
The Nigerian was once listed by
Forbes as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans.
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