Nigerian jailed in US after admitting identity fraud to secure cybersecurity job

A Nigerian national, Atuchukwu Markrufus Onyeanusi, has been sentenced in the United States after pleading guilty to identity-related fraud offences linked to securing employment with false documents.
A U.S. District Court sentenced the 32-year-old to time already served nearly six months in custody followed by one year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
According to U.S. authorities, Onyeanusi was convicted of fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other official documents after investigators discovered he had used a false identity to obtain employment as a Cyber Threat Analyst.
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