Mr Ugberaese allegedly conspired with a co-defendant Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, a naturalised American citizen, to conduct financial transactions through his bank account network.
In the first quarter of 2026, scores of Nigerians in the diaspora were caught in the web of crimes.
He defrauded at least 23 victims across the U.S. in a decade-long scheme.
Authorities said that the suspect had allegedly been living illegally in Kenya.
The judge ordered Ms Ezeh to pay $1.4 million to the victims of the fraud and $390,174 to the IRS and remanded Ms Ezeh directly to prison to begin serving her sentence immediately.
Authorities said they detected “suspected irregularities” in the driver examination process for G class licences in Ontario, prompting them to expand the scope of their enquiry.
The judge lamented that the state had “failed.”
“This should call for greater concern from both the government and other stakeholders,” the NANNM president stated.
He faces a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment.
The Peoples Gazette learnt that Mr Ekechukwu’s arrest was part of a nationwide crackdown on transnational crimes and immigration offences.
