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All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. announcement Nigerian National Extradited from Poland to Face Elder Fraud allegations Monday, September 29, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha, 43, of Nigeria was extradited from the Republic of Poland and faces federal allegations of engaging in a transnational criminal organization that operated an inheritance fraud alleged scheme that cheated many American seniors out of their savings. Reporting can help authorities identify those who commit
fraud and reporting certain financial losses due to fraud as soon as possible can increase the likelihood of recovering losses. Lottery fraud schemes trick victims into believing they have won a non-existent lottery or sweepstakes prize in order to extract fake fees, taxes, or other fabricated allegations from the victim. These efforts include cases against those who engage in, and knowingly facilitate, romance fraud, lottery fraud, tech support fraud, and grandparent scams. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. If convicted, Nnebocha carries a maximum potential punishment of 20 years in
prison. A federal district court judge will determine any prison term after considering the U.S. Over the course of more than five years, he, along with others, reportedly sent personalized letters to elderly consumers in the United States, falsely claiming that the sender was a representative of a bank in Spain and that the recipient was entitled to receive a multimillion-dollar inheritance left for the recipient by a family member who purportedly had died years before in Spain. Elder fraud complaints may be filed with the FTC at www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or at 877-FTC-HELP. Altman previously sentenced both