Former Bayelsa Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha who is famously known for intercontinental 'Jail escape' he pulled as a woman..*boy, that stunt alone showed how blessed Nigeria is with 419 credibility*, back to the matter, his house in Rockville,Maryland was seized by the U.S government.
Feds
said they seized the home because the former governor bought the house
using stolen state money. Alamieyeseigha was ordered to relinquish the
$700,000 home on May 24, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Fedederal
prosecutors claim Alamieyeseigha bought the Rockville property during
his first term as governor “with funds obtained through corruption,
abuse of office, money laundering and other violations of Nigerian and
U.S. law.”
According to ICE, the title to the property was transferred to a shell corporation controlled by Alamieyeseigha.
Citing federal prosecutors, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Alamieyeseigha bought $8 million in properties around the globe with bribes he received while he was governor.
Alamieyeseigha
pleaded guilty to money laundering and other charges in 2007 - two years
after he was impeached - and was sentenced to two years in prison, The Gazette reported. He was pardoned by Nigeria’s president in March.
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