Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to International Fraud Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims

A DOJ press release reports that Nigerian national Ehis Lawrence Akhimie pleaded guilty to participating in a transnational inheritance fraud conspiracy that used personalized letters to defraud over 400, often elderly, U.S. victims of more than $6 million; the release details Akhimie's plea, potential penalties, prior convictions and sentences of co-conspirators, multinational investigative and prosecutorial cooperation, and resources for elder fraud victims.