Allen Onyeama, Chief Executive Officer of Airpeace Airline may have a date with the United States judiciary if it is true that he allegedly laundered $20million to the U.S. banks using fake documents.
His International Airline’s Financial and Administration chief, Ejiroghene Eghagha is also being fingered in the alleged fraud.
The Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Office, Northern District of Georgia said charges have been made out for Onyeama ams Eghagha to defend themselves as they are deemed innocent till proven otherwise.
Onyeama was accused of leveraging his position as a prominent businessman in Nigeria to allegedly defraud the US banks according to the US Attorney Byung J. ‘Bjay’ Pak.He said they will protect the integrity of the US banking system from criminal elements who masquerade as international business men.
He was accused of using questionable letters of credit and fronts to rake in millions of dollars with which he invested in his airline business.
” Allen Onyeama status as a wealthy businessman turned out to be a fraud, ” said Robbert J. Morphey, the Special Agent in Charge of DEA, Atlanta Field Division.
But Onyeama has denied the allegation, saying it was probably generated within the country to smear him and his business.