IBORI'S CRIMES AS HE PLEADED GUILTY


1. Conspiracy to commit money laundering: Between the 1st day of  May 1999 and the 24th day of March 2003, conspired together with Christine Omatie Ibori-Ibie, Theresa Nkoyo Ibori and others to

a) Conceal or disguise property which was, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, represented his proceeds of criminal conduct, namely his defrauding of Delta State Nigeria; or

b) Convert or transfer the property or remove it from the jurisdiction, for the purposes of avoiding prosecution for an offence.

2. Money Laundering: between 24th day of March 2003 and the 30th day of May 2007 together with Udoamaka Onuigbo (also known as Okoronkwo), Christine Omati Ibori-Ibie and others, concealed, disguided, converted and or transferred his criminal property, which constituted his benefit from defrauding Delta State, Nigeria.

3. Obtaining property transfer by deception: On or about the 14th day of February 1999 dishonestly obtained for himself or another a money transfer from SunBank Mortgages PLC in the Sum of £157,000 being a loan by way of mortgage in respect of the property known as Flat 23, 20 Abbey Road, St John’s Wood,
London NW8 by deception, namely by making false representations, among others that:
a) His date of birth was 4 August
1958
b) He was self employed at Diat newspapers, 61 Queen St Jabo
Yaba, Lagos Nigeria, established there for 10 years.
c) He had no county court judgements entered against him and
d) He had not failed to keep up with payments on mortgages, rent or loan agreements.

4. Money Laundering:
Between the 1st day of April 2005 and the 28th Day of February 2007 together with Theresa Nkoyo Ibori, Bhadresh
Gohil and others, concealed disguised, converted and or
transferred his criminal property, which constituted his benefit from defrauding Delta State Nigeria, by using a client account of Arlingtons Sharmas Solicitors as the personal account of James and Theresa Ibori.

5. Money laundering:
Beteween the 1st day of April and 1st day of December 2007, together with Bhadresh Gohil and others, concealed and disguised, converted and or transferred James Onanefe Ibori’s criminal property, which constituted his benefit from defrauding Delta State Nigeria, by attempting to purchase a Challenger Jet aircraft from Bombadier Inc.

6. Money laundering:
Between the 24th Day of March 2003 and the 31st day of December 2005, together with Udoamaka Onuigbo (also known as Okoronkwo), and others concealed and disguised and or transferred James Ibori’s criminal property which constituted his benefit from defrauding Delta State Nigeria through the use of corporate vehicles known as the Zircon Trust Ltd.

7. Money laundering: between 1st day of May 2004 and the 2nd Day of April 2008, together with others, concealed and disguised, converted and or transferred James Ibori’s criminal property, which constituted his benefit from defrauding Delta State Nigeria through the use of corporate vehicles known as the Onyx trust, Alantar Ltd and Manapouri Ltd in
Guernsey.

Ibori pleaded guilty to three counts from a second indictment, dubbed the “V-Mobile trial” which are as
follows:
1. Conspiracy to defraud: Between the 1st Day of September 2005 and the 1st day of January 2007 conspired with Bharash Babulal Gohil, Lambertus de Boer, Daniel Benedict McCann, Victor Attah, David Edevbie, Lobe Ojakovo, Professor Akpan Ekpo and others to defraud states within the Federation of Nigeria namely Delta State and Akwa Ibom state, of sums
representing part of the sale price resulting from the sale of shares owned by said states in Vee Networks (Nigeria) Ltd, (Trading as V-Mobile) to Celtel (Nigeria) BV, and held in the names of their respective authorised ministries or agencies the said sums being paid to a company named African Development Finance Ltd or its predecessors under and exclusive Arranger Agreement to a total invoiced value in excess of $37,000,000.

2. Conspiracy to make false instruments: Between the 1st Day of September 2005 and the 1st day of July 2007 conspired with Bharash Babulal Gohil, Lambertus de Boer, Daniel Benedict McCann, Victor Attah, David Edevbie, Lobe
Ojakovo, Professor Akpan Ekpo and others to make false instruments, namely letters and other documents which purported to be be made on dates or otherwise in circumstances in which they were not made in relation to alleged services provided to African Development Finance Ltd or its predecessors in relation to the sale of shares owned by said states in Vee Networks (Nigeria) Ltd, (Trading as
V-Mobile) to Celtel (Nigeria) BV, with the intention that they or another should use the said letters and documents to induce
somebody to accept them as genuine and by reason of so
accepting to do, or not to do, some act to his own prejudice or that of any other person.

3. Money Laundering:
James Onafene Ibori with Bharash Babulal Gohil, Lambertus de Boer, Daniel Benedict McCann, Victor Attah, David Edevbie, Lobe Ojakovo, Professor Akpan Ekpo and others between the 15th day of April 2006 and the 9th day of September 2009
concealed and disguised converted and or transferred criminal
property, which constituted in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly his benefit from criminal conduct, through the use of the African Development Finance Ltd or its predecessors as a front to receive and launder sums paid to it under the terms of an exclusive Arranger Agreement up to an invoiced total in excess of $37,000,000 in relation to the sale of shares owned by Delta State and Akwa Ibom state in Vee Networks (Nigeria) LTD to Celtel (Nigeria) BV on or after the 15th April 2006 in
particular by making a purported loan in the sum of $11,400,000 from African development Finance Ltd or its predecessors to a company named Brookes Aviation Ltd on or about the 22nd day of June 2006.

b. Making a purported loan in the sum of $3,780,000 from African Development Finance Ltd to a company named FE Samuels on or about the 19th day of September
2006;

c. Making a purported loan in sum of $10,000,000 from the African Development Finance Ltd to a company named Ascot Offshore (Nigeria) Ltd on or about the 18th day of December 2006

d. Allowing the making of a purported loan in the sum of
$790,000 from Africa Development Finance Ltd to a company named Clanbrassil Nominees Ltd on or about the 7th day of January 2007.

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