According to the United States’ authorities, Ugberaese was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after his extradition from Nigeria to the U.S.
A Nigerian national, Samuel Ugberaese, has been extradited to the United States to face charges bordering on wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy linked to an alleged cross-border romance scam scheme that targeted elderly victims in the United States and other countries.
According to the United States’ authorities, Ugberaese was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after his extradition from Nigeria to the U.S.
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina (EDNC) had earlier returned an indictment against him on January 22, 2021.
Following his arraignment, U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian S. Myers ordered that Ugberaese be detained pending trial.
