Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC
Court Jails American Businessman, Marco Ramirez 68Years for $1.6m Visa Fraud in Lagos
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, for $1.2 million EB-5 visa scam . The Judge also convicted him for a separate $368,698.24 fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecuted Ramirez alongside his companies, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP and USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, for an alleged $1,235,000 EB-5 visa scam. The defendant allegedly obtained the money from his victims as processing fees for their investments in his company,
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