A beautiful dose of justice.

Why do some Nigerians living in the diaspora love disgracing themselves, their families and friends; and ultimately their country?
Anyway from the report below; there are lessons there to be learnt. First, at least the judiciary system didn't go dilly-dallying in this case, unlike what maybe obtained in this country. Another; the punishment meted to the convict is quite deserving..
For organisations and individuals, please go extra mile in your dealings. Just dey shine your eyes well well. If your eyes no clear, glasses plenty, get one and add to your eyes for a clear sight.. I rise...

Mr. Emmanuel Ehkator, a Nigerian
who was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for criminal conspiracy committing mail and wire fraud in the U.S.A has been sentenced by District Court Judge, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Yvette Kane, to a three-year term.

He is also ordered to pay $11,092,028 in
restitution to his victims. 42-year-old Ehkator was arrested in
Nigeria by the EFCC in August 2010 and extradited to the U.S. in August 2011, followed his plea of
Justice Kane also ordered Ehkator's forfeiture of properties in Canada and the contents of several bank accounts in Nigeria.

During the trial, the prosecutor
informed the court that Mr. Ehkator was part of an attorney collection scam. Their modus operandi, he said was for the convict to contact U.S. and Canadian law firms by e-mail claiming to be individuals or
businesses outside North America
who were owed money by entities in the United States and asked for legal representation to collect the money.

The prosecutor further told the court that, "often, the prospective "clients" said the money owed came from a real estate transaction, tort claim, or divorce settlement. Once the law
firm agreed to represent the out-of-country client, the law firm would be contacted by the U.S. entity purportedly owing money with an offer to pay the client by cheque. The client would instruct the law firm to deposit the cheque in the law firm's trust account, retain the law firm's
fee, and wire the remaining funds to accounts in Asia".
The cheque that was then mailed to the law firm would be a counterfeit cheque, a fact that would be discovered only after funds from the law firm's trust account had been wired to the Asian bank, the prosecution said.

The counterfeit cheques, which
appeared to be drawn on legitimate accounts from well-established financial institutions, often included a telephone number for the financial
institution. Lawyers attempting to
determine the validity of the cheque would call the number only to reach another conspirator who would falsely verify the cheque.

The court was also told that Ehkator's involvement in the scheme makes him responsible for losses of more than $7million and up to $20million.

Ehkator's co-defendant, Yvette
Mathurin, has also been charged for conspiracy and is awaiting
extradition from Canada while
another co-conspirator, Kingsley
Osagie, was arrested as he arrived in the Atlanta area from Nigeria and is currently awaiting trial in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Other co-
conspirators are pending extradition from several foreign countries as investigation continues against other
members of the large, multi-national conspiracy.

Below: the convict.