General News of Wednesday, 8 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comNigerian man pleads guilty to using Ghanaian passport for $1m scamsGhanaian passport36-year-old Nigerian-American man, Arinze Michael Ozor, has pleaded guilty on January 3, 2020, to U.S. federal charges of false use of a passport to open “drop accounts” for a money-laundering conspiracy. Ozor further admitted that from March 23, 2018, through May 1, 2018, he used a purported Beninese passport in the name of Jacob Hessou to open accounts at three additional banks. The Ghanaian passport contained purported identifiers for Green but contained Ozor’s photograph. The Beninese passport, like that of the Ghanaian passport, also contained purported identifiers for Hessou, but contained Ozor’s photograph, the DOJ stated. Also, the Kelvin Green Ghanaian passport number and the Jacob Hessou Beninese passport number were actually issued to other individuals by the respective governments and not to Green or Hessou.

Source: GhanaWeb January 08, 2020 13:41 UTC