Nigerian musician sentenced to jail

Nigerian man based in the US 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

Adesina, a guitarist, intended to steal as much as $3 million through the tax fraud scheme but local banks blew the whistle on him Several sources say a Nigerian musician named Olufunso Adesina who resided in St. Louis, Missouri has been sentenced to over three years in prison for tax related offences in the US. 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, Nigerian man resident in the US accused of tax refunds scam Investigations reveal that Adesina 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 scam

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.