More Woes For Abidemi Rufai As US Produces 97k-page Evidence

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and Lekki big boy seems to be sunk deeper in the fraud allegations laid against him as the United States government produced a 97,000-page fraud evidence against him.

Recall that Abidemi Rufai was indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire $350,000 COVID-19 unemployment fraud and aggravated identity theft in the US, and was arrested at the JFK airport in New York on May 14. Following his arrest, he has been suspended by Governor Abiodun. He was further denied bail as the US said the surety provided is a fraudster too.As he pleaded not guilty to all counts he was arraigned for on the 25th of June, 2021, the court scheduled trial for August 31, 2021 and set a pretrial motions deadline of July 23, 2021.

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New reports which surface now have it that the prosecutor submitted 97,000-page materials at the U.S. District for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma, on July 26.The indictment alleges that Abidemi Rufai used the stolen identities of more than 100 Washington residents to file fraudulent claims with the Employment Security Department (ESD) for pandemic-related unemployment benefits.

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Acting US Attorney Tessa M. Gorman also said Abidemi Rufai filed fraudulent unemployment claims with Hawaii, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, and Pennsylvania, using variations of a single email address in a manner intended to evade automatic detection by fraud systems.The agreed application filed on August 3, 2021, apparently based its assessment of the complexity of the case on the volume and nature of the evidence filed by the prosecution. “On July 26, 2021, the government produced approximately 97,000 pages of material”, the document stated in part.

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“In addition, the government is in the process of executing two additional electronic search warrants. The discovery includes electronic documents in a variety of formats. The material contains personal identifying information or sensitive financial information”, it added.TRENDING VIDEO: Top 13 Black Sports Women At The 2020 Olympics Photos Credit: Getty