Matter of Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo

OPINION OF THE COURT

On July 26, 2013, the respondent was found guilty, after a jury trial, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, of: (1) conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 1349; (2) conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 USC § 1349; and (3) bank fraud and aiding and abetting bank fraud, in violation of 18 USC §§ 1344 and 2.

On May 28, 2014, the respondent was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin to 72 months of imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, and an assessment of $300. In an…