Veteran Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, better known as KWAM 1, has said that his son, who was arrested over a $2 million fraud in the United States of America is not a fraudster.
The Fuji maestro said that it was simply a case of mix up and that his son, Sultan Anifowoshe, was not in any way involved in the crime.
According to Pulse, KWAM 1 also revealed that Sultan was the only person that was released on bail adding that he is in Nigeria waiting for the next date of the case where he will be acquitted hopefully.
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The reports read;
“Our attention has been drawn to the news circulating that Sultan, K1’s son was arrested alongside five other people in the US over Two million Dollars fraud.
“There is no doubt that he was among those that were arrested but what is however not true is that he is a fraudster. We can confidently say that he was not in any way involved in the crime, which explains the reason why he was the only person that was released on bail.
“At present, Sultan is back at home waiting for the next date of the case where we believe he will be set free eventually,” KWAM 1 says assuredly in a statement exclusive to Pulse.
Earlier there had been reports that Sultan Anifowoshe with eight other Nigerians are a defendant in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago.
He got nabbed in a crime investigation named Operation Gold Phish according to the post.
The names of the other defendants are Daniel Samuel Eta, 35, Babatunde Ladehinde Labiyi, 20, Barnabas Oghenerukevwe Edjieh, 29, Babatunde Ibraheem Akarigidi, 39, Miracle Ayokunle Okunola, 21, Olurotimi Akitunde Idowu, 55.
Adewale Anthony Adewumi, 27, was arrested in Texas, and Olaniyi Adeleye Ogungbaiye, 26, aka DonChiChi, was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria.
According to the affidavit, The group of alleged fraudsters are said to channel the funds into their personal bank accounts or overseas, often Nigeria.
In addition to the romance and mystery shopper schemes, the complaint accuses the conspirators of engaging in various other cyber-enabled scams, including investment and employment frauds.
The conspirators also defrauded victims by targeting corporate email accounts, the complaint states.
