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US extradites Nigerian man from Benin over $100m tax fraud

Punch's headline. Reported by Punch, Arise News, The Sun Nigeria, Nigerian Tribune, Vanguard.

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What Punch reported

A Nigerian man, Akinade Raheem, has been extradited from Benin to the US to face charges over an alleged tax fraud scheme involving over $100m in claims.

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  1. Punch Nigeria US extradites Nigerian man from Benin over $100m tax fraud A Nigerian man, Akinade Raheem, has been extradited from Benin to the US to face charges over an alleged tax fraud scheme involving over $100m in claims. 27 Oct · Tier 3
  2. Arise News Nigeria Nigerian Extradited From Benin Faces US Charges Over Alleged $100m Tax Fraud Akinade Adedeji Raheem faces federal charges over claims he used stolen identities to file more than 300 false tax returns. 28 Oct · Tier 3
  3. The Sun Nigeria Nigeria $100m tax fraud: US arraigns Nigerian extradited from Benin Republic Akinade Adedeji Raheem, a Nigerian man extradited from Benin Republic, has been arraigned in the United States over a $100 million stolen identity tax fraud scheme 28 Oct · Tier 3
  4. Nigerian Tribune Nigeria Nigerian man arraigned in US over alleged $100m tax refund fraud Court documents cited by the prosecution alleged that Raheem, who resided in Atlanta, Georgia, and his co-conspirators filed more than 300 fraudulent tax returns seeking over $100 million in refunds from... 28 Oct · Tier 3
  5. Vanguard Nigeria Nigerian extradited from Benin to US over alleged $100m tax fraud A 43-year-old Nigerian, Akinade Adedeji Raheem, has been extradited from Benin to the United States to face federal charges over an alleged scheme involving more than $100 million in fraudulent tax refund claims using stolen identities. 28 Oct · Tier 3

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