RAMON OLORUNWA ABBAS is a Nigerian national previously living in the United Arab Emirates (the "U.A.E.") but currently incarcerated in the US Federal correctional facility, Central District of California, on charges of money laundering. The FBI's investigation has revealed that ABBAS, while in a US Federal correctional facility, participated in the purchase of Economic Impact Payment debit cards fraudulently obtained from compromised data of US citizens. Economic Impact Payments -commonly referred to as "stimulus checks" or "recovery rebates"
Recorded internet activities of ABBAS in the US Federal correctional facility, Central District of California, reflect that ABBAS purchased Economic Impact Payments debit cards and laundered the proceeds totaling over $400,000.
Inmates in correctional facilities across the US are allowed certain activities which includes access to phone calls, video calls, the internet, and computers with limited and regulated usage.
Inmates have constitutional rights to their privacy. Phone calls from correctional facilities by inmates are not recorded except when necessary and a warrant is obtained for this purpose. Inmates internet activities are not logged or recorded except when necessary and a warrant is obtained for this purpose.
ABBAS was also allowed these privileges like every other inmate.
Between 28th January 2022 and 4th March 2022, security officers at the US Federal correctional facility, Central District of California, observed more frequent usage of the internet by ABBAS. With the knowledge that the crimes ABBAS committed which he is being charged for are all internet related crimes, security officers were concerned and informed the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI").
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