US jails Nigerian 30 months over email fraud

A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Edikan Adiakpan, to 30 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in a business email fraud scheme targeting American companies.
The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
The department said Adiakpan, 35, a Houston resident, pleaded guilty on May 12 to illegally transmitting proceeds from an email fraud scheme.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen sentenced him to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
According to the department, Adiakpan operates a company known as Akama Lifestyle, which he adv...