Tag Archives: United States Department of Justice

Isaiah Abraham Murder: FBI to investigate – U.S.

December 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

United States has asked South Sudan to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) assist in probing the recent killing of Isaiah Abraham, a renowned South Sudanese political commentator. South Sudanese political commentator, Isaiah Ding Abraham Chan Awuol, who was … read more »

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SAN – Senseless Advocates of Nigeria?

July 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In a recent feel good news credited to Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo, president 99-07, about corruption in Nigeria, couple that with the array of Nigeria legal class made up of legal practitioners and the judiciary, it’s mere toothless bull dogs.   … read more »

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AT&T tied to Nigerian scam

April 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria will probably pass South Africa as the continent’s powerhouse in the next 20 years. Why? Because that country’s underworld acts as a bellwether for the potential of its overworld. If you want proof, look no further than the unfolding … read more »

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Equatorial Guinea leader’s son fights to keep U.S. assets

January 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The son of the leader of Equatorial Guinea asked a court to dismiss attempts by the Obama administration to seize some $71 million worth of his assets, denying charges that they were obtained with allegedly corrupt funds taken from his … read more »

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Nguema wants to ‘spruce up image’

November 17, 2011 by benim

Malabo – Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is a survivor who wrote his legend in blood but now hopes new-found oil wealth can buy him a better image. The demise of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi last month … read more »

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US Man Arrested For Allegedly Aiding Somali Militants

June 9, 2011 by benim

The U.S. Justice Department says another man has been charged in the state of Minnesota with providing assistance to Somalia’s al-Shabab militants. Ahmed Mahamud was arrested Thursday in Ohio and is expected to be sent to Minnesota to face the … read more »

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Rwanda genocide suspect guilty for US visa fraud

June 1, 2011 by benim

A man U.S. authorities accused of being involved in genocide in Rwanda was convicted of visa fraud in federal court in Kansas on Tuesday but jurors split over whether he lied about his role in the mass killings. Lazare Kabaya … read more »

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$1.5B in penalties for Nigerian bribe scheme

April 6, 2011 by benim

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department says firms involved in a nearly decade-long conspiracy to bribe Nigerian officials have paid $1.5 billion in criminal and civil penalties. The latest settlement came Wednesday when a Japanese-based engineering and construction company, JGC Corp., … read more »

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Lawyer Pleads Guilty For Role In Bribing Nigerian Government Officials

March 11, 2011 by benim

A legal adviser to US engineering firm Kellogg Brown & Root pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from a long-running probe into bribery to obtain contracts for a multibillion-dollar natural gas venture in Nigeria, officials said. Jeffrey Tesler, a British … read more »

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Nigeria anti-graft agency detains 12 oil execs

January 13, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said on Thursday it had arrested 12 oil executives from firms including Noble Corp, Tidewater and Transocean over an alleged $100 million bribery scheme. It said the executives were arrested in a series of raids over the … read more »

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Dick Cheney, Halliburton agrees to pay $35 mln in Nigeria graft case

December 21, 2010 by benim

LAGOS — US oil services group Halliburton agreed to pay Nigeria 35 million dollars to settle a bribery dispute which led to charges being filed against former US vice president Dick Cheney, it said Tuesday. Nigeria had on December 7 … read more »

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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange rape case ‘abuse’ of legal process and will fail, court told

December 15, 2010 by benim

The “rape” charges against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder are unfounded, based on a lack of evidence and would lead to his acquittal, a court has heard. The case against the Australian was an “abuse of process” and should be … read more »

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Assange’s Mom: Son Remains ‘True to Ideals’

December 14, 2010 by benim

In a 10-minute prison phone call to his mother, Julian Assange said that his “convictions are unfaltering” and that he remains “true to the ideals” of WikiLeaks’ work. “This circumstance shall not shake them,” Christine Assange quoted her jailed son … read more »

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Shadow Chasing -As Nigeria gov. Drops Charges Against Cheney, Halliburton

December 14, 2010 by benim

THE Federal Government’s effort at prosecuting former United States Vice President Richard Bruce ‘Dick’ Cheney and other officials of Halliburton paid off, following payment of huge sums of money to the coffers of Nigeria, as Nigeria has reportedly agreed to … read more »

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Nigeria charges former US VP Dick Cheney over bribery

December 7, 2010 by benim

Nigeria’s anti-corruption body on Tuesday charged former US Vice President Dick Cheney over a bribery scandal involving oil services firm Halliburton Co. during time he served as its top official. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed 16-count charge … read more »

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UK man pleads guilty in U.S. over Nigeria Halliburton scam

December 6, 2010 by benim

A Briton who worked for a unit of KBR Inc pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. court to taking part in a decade-long scheme to bribe high-level Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts. Wojciech Chodan, 72, admitted to … read more »

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Somali-American Bomb plot suspect heads to court -Video

November 29, 2010 by benim

A 19-year-old Somali-American, accused of planning to detonate what he believed was a vehicle bomb, is expected to make an initial appearance in a Portland, Oregon, federal court Monday. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia, was arrested … read more »

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