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A 60-year-old Nigerian national, Akinpelumi Olawale Oyewusi, has pleaded guilty in a United States federal court to charges stemming from his involvement in a cross-country unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
Oyewusi, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to a statement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland on Thursday.
The prosecution is part of the Trump administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
US Attorney for the District of Maryland, Kelly O. Hayes, announced the guilty plea alongside Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and Inspector General Anthony P. D’Esposito of the US Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.
