Securities and Exchange Commission v. Odogwu Banye et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-10928

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

Jesse M. Furman

Government Agencies

  1. August 29, 2024

    Nigerian Fintech Ex-CEO Hit With $32M Fine In SEC Fraud Suit

    A New York federal judge has levied a nearly $32 million penalty against a Nigerian businessman whom the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused of fraudulently inflating the value of his food and agriculture technology businesses, while also ordering him and various affiliated businesses to cough up hundreds of millions of dollars in disgorgement and prejudgment interest.

  2. December 18, 2023

    SEC Sues To Stop 'Staggering' Nigerian Fintech Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued the alleged ringleader of a "staggering" scam that twice valued a virtually worthless Nigerian financial technology company at over $1 billion in order to secure a pair of mergers that allowed it to trade publicly on the Nasdaq.