Nigerian arrested in US for $10m COVID-19 fraud scheme
A 40-year-old Nigerian, Yomi Jones Olayeye ( also known as ‘Sabbie’), was arrested on 13 August, upon his arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Olayeye faces multiple charges related to a scheme in which he, along with others, allegedly conspired to fraudulently obtain at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. He has been charged …