US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Aliyu must forfeit $1.2 million and pay $2.4 million in restitution to his victims. He is set to be deported after completing his jail term
James Junior Aliyu, a Nigerian national, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison in the United States for his role in a $4.1 million wire fraud and money laundering scheme.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Aliyu must forfeit $1.2 million and pay $2.4 million in restitution to his victims. He is set to be deported after completing his jail term.
Aliyu was arrested in July 2022 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, through a joint operation by Interpol and the South African Police Service (SAPS).
He was accused of defrauding dozens of US citizens as part of a cybercrime ring involved in phishing, internet scams, and money laundering.
After being extradited to the US, Aliyu pleaded guilty to the charges. Eight co-conspirators, all US residents, also pleaded guilty in separate cases in the District of Maryland.
Prosecutors revealed that between February and July 2017, Aliyu and his group gained unauthorized access to email accounts of individuals and businesses.
They sent false wiring instructions from spoofed emails to trick victims into transferring funds into accounts controlled by the perpetrators. Aliyu was directly involved in at least $4,162,211 of the fraudulent transactions.
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