$100m tax fraud: US arraigns Nigerian extradited from Benin Republic

Akinade Adedeji Raheem, a Nigerian man extradited from Benin Republic, has been arraigned in the United States over a $100 million stolen identity tax fraud scheme .
Raheem, 43, was arraigned on Monday, October 26, on federal fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft charges in Atlanta, according to a Tuesday statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia.
Raheem, who allegedly conspired to file fraudulent tax returns seeking over $100 million in refunds using stolen identities, was extradited last week from Benin. His extradition was the second extradition to the US from Benin in history.
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said, “Raheem and his c...