Dual U.S.-Nigerian Citizen Jailed Over Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Scheme
- May 21
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A dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria, Eseosa Brigut Omoruyi, has been sentenced to six years and six months in prison in connection with a money laundering conspiracy in the United States.
Authorities said the 36-year-old, who lived in both Nigeria and Irvington, New Jersey, used a company identified as Peller Goods LLC to facilitate illegal financial transactions over several years.
Investigators disclosed that the scheme operated between March 2020 and November 2024, during which large sums of money were moved through business accounts in exchange for commissions on each transaction.
Court records showed that Omoruyi allegedly recruited another New Jersey resident, Wilvert Telfo, to assist with laundering funds through a separate company known as Royal Skoob Productions LLC.
Prosecutors stated that more than $3.4 million was linked to transactions handled by Omoruyi, while over $1 million was traced to activities involving Telfo.
Part of the laundered funds reportedly came from a fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loan issued by the U.S. Treasury Department to a Virginia-based company during the COVID-19 relief programme.
Authorities said a portion of the loan funds was transferred into Royal Skoob Productions’ account in July 2020 before being distributed through cashier’s checks and additional transfers allegedly directed by Omoruyi.
Telfo had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced in 2023 to two years and six months in prison.
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