Nigeriano condenado a oito anos de prisão por fraude cibernética de 1,3 M$ nos EUA

19 de fevereiro de 2026

Reportado por IA

Um tribunal federal dos Estados Unidos condenou o nigeriano Matthew A. Akande a oito anos de prisão por liderar um esquema de fraude cibernética envolvendo 1,3 milhão de dólares.

Numa decisão de um tribunal federal dos Estados Unidos, Matthew A. Akande, nacional nigeriano, foi condenado a oito anos de prisão. A condenação resulta do seu papel na orquestração de um esquema de fraude cibernética que defraudou vítimas em 1,3 milhões de dólares. Este caso destaca os esforços contínuos das autoridades norte-americanas para combater cibercrimes internacionais envolvendo perpetradores nigerianos. A sentença ocorreu conforme relatado a 19 de fevereiro de 2026 pelo Daily Trust. Não foram fornecidos mais detalhes sobre as especificidades do esquema ou acusações adicionais nas informações disponíveis.

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