United States v. Ojeikere

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

On May 2, 2007, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Koeltl, J.) entered a judgment of conviction against Daniel Ojeikere, finding him guilty of one count of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and one count of conspiracy to commit the same. 18 U.S.C. § 371. The charges stemmed from Ojeik-ere’s role in an “advance fees” scam that tricked victims into paying Ojeikere and his confederates to release large sums of money supposedly held in Nigeria. On July 3, 2007, following a sentencing hearing, the District Court sentenced Ojeikere to…