Alleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South Africa
Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6m through online romance scams were extradited to the United States on Friday.
South African police confirmed they were to be extradited earlier on Friday, while local news in Africa confirmed that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, facilitated their handover to officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service at Cape Town international airport, in collaboration with Interpol South Africa.
The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, face wire fraud and money laundering charges.
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OptimusPrimeDownfall@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 21h
Is this just a ploy by ICE to import their own deportations?
bitteroldcoot@piefed.social · 4 pts · 19h
Yup. Once found guilty they will be deported.....
That'll show them.
NABDad@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 18h
Ice will deport them before the trial.
magnue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 21h
That's one way to get out of Africa I guess.
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 20h
Nigerians, lol. They aren't royalty by any chance?
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