In the United States of America, two Nigerians have been sentenced to prison » following attempts to defraud several banks.
Anthony Chidozie Ezike, are both 36 years old. They reportedly admitted to altering checks deposited in several banks.
This was done using counterfeit passports from Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa , says a report by Tampabay News.
According to more reports, Fasanya and Ezike, both of Yoruba and Igbo origins, deposited $1.2 million and withdrew about $487,000 before the fraud was detected.
Stephen Dambruch , a U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island has ordered the Nigerians to pay back the sums of $380,000 and $230,000 respectively to the banks defrauded.
This is to serve as restitution to the cheated institutions.
They are expected to be deported from the U.S as soon as they complete their 13-month jail term.
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