A Nigerian
artiste based in the US has been sentenced to prison for involvements in tax
refund scam.Olufunso Adesina, 29, has been reported missing from his St. Louis
residence since the United States department of justice declared him
wanted .
The
29-year-old local guitarist pleaded guilty in 2015 to criminal activities
involving stealing tax refunds and was sentenced on Thursday, April 21, 2016.
Prosecutors say the offender was involved in identity theft revolving around a
tax fraud scheme.
In
the latest investigations leading to the prison sentence, it was discovered
that about $200, 000 was illegally wired into 20 accounts, all under Adeshina’s
control since the beginning of 2015.
Olufunso
Adesina, was accused of tax refunds scam Investigations and attempted to make
away with as much as $3 million in illegal tax refunds but was unfortunate.
However,
he got about $800, 000 from over 50 refunds as he filed the fake tax returns
under names and identities of unsuspecting people.
In
November 2015, the office of the US attorney in St. Louis read out the charges
against the alleged culprit even though sources say he has since left the
neighbourhood.
As a
result, the authorities have instructed the people to be on the lookout and
provide relevant information relating to the guitarist to the criminal
investigation division of the Internal Revenue Service.
Olufunso
Adesina, Nigerian man resident in the US accused of tax refunds ,the Controversial
musician denies ever being in love affair with sultry TV star .
According
to the United States department of justice, several local banks have been
lauded for assisting with useful information in the discovery, as they noticed
fishy behaviour and froze the suspected accounts after which they alerted
relevant authorities. At present, the ‘musician’ has been sentenced to over three
years in prison but could face as much as 10 years depending on several other
factors.
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