The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Command, on Thursday, September 7, 2023, reported to have handed over property recovered from a convicted fraudster, Aisosa Ohue, alias Frederick Leonard, to the American victim, Cheryldene Cook.
A statement shared on the Facebook page of the anti-graft agency on Friday, said the property which include the sum of N19, 000,000,000 (Nineteen Million Naira), a three bedroom semi-detached duplex at Ward 36A Amagba Community in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, a Lexus E350 saloon car, an iPhone 13 Pro Max and a Samsung A31 phone were presented to the victim in Abuja by the Zonal Commander, ACE I Adebayo Adeniyi and the Head, Advanced Fee Fraud Section 1, ACE II Jimoh Rauf.
The anti graft agency said Cheryldene Cook flew in from the United States of America (USA) to receive the items and was accompanied to the Commission by her lawyer, Dr. Mike Nwosu.
According to the EFCC, “She expressed her appreciation to the Commission for the recovery.
“Justice C.E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High, Kuje had in January ordered the forfeiture of the property after Orhue was convicted of a three count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense,” the post read.
The statement added that the convict cheated the victim in a love scam while pretending to be a famous actor, Frederick Leonard.
The post further said: “Count one of the charge read, “that you, Aiosa Kelvin Orhue (AKA Fredrick Leonard) sometimes in 2021, at Abuja within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, by false pretense and with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N104,000,000 (One Hundred and Four Million Naira) only from one Cheryldene Cook, that you are one Frederick Leonard who is in love with her and you made her to believe that you are going to marry her which you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Sections 1 (1)(a) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 respectively.”