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2 Men Plead Guilty to Impersonating U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers...
ICE.gov - News Release ^ | September 8, 2010 | n/a

Posted on 09/13/2010 12:21:00 AM PDT by Cindy

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September 8, 2010

2 men plead guilty to impersonating U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in advance fee fraud scheme

MIAMI - Saleumsak Khammungkhune, 57, of San Diego, and David Johnson, aka Ukoha Eke, 39, a Nigerian national residing in Upper Marlboro, Md., pleaded guilty to conspiring to impersonate U. S. officers and to commit wire fraud following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).

David Johnson pleaded guilty earlier today before U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas to conspiracy to impersonate a federal officer and to commit wire fraud. His sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 16. On Aug. 17, Saleumsak Khammungkhune pleaded guilty to the same charge and is facing up to five years in prison at his sentencing on Oct. 26.

The defendants admitted to posing as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and officers in a conspiracy which contacted victims through the Internet. Victims were told that $10 million had arrived for them from Nigeria, but that they had to pay U.S. customs duties and fees to obtain the money. Through this "advance fee" scheme, conspirators defrauded victims out of approximately $300,000.

ICE special agents, in two sting operations, arrested Johnson in Greenbelt, Md. on May 13, and Khammungkhune at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., on May 15.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kerry S. Baron.

-- ICE --

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ICE is a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities. For more information, visit www.ICE.gov. To report suspicious activity, call 1-866-347-2423.


TOPICS: US: California; US: Florida; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: california; davidjohnson; eke; florida; fraud; greenbelt; impersonateofficer; internet; johnson; khammungkhun; maryland; miami; nigeria; nigerian; nigeriannational; palmbeach; saleumsak; sandiego; ukoha; ukohaeke; uppermarlboro; wirefraud

1 posted on 09/13/2010 12:21:04 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Well, why not? Someone is impersonating a President!


2 posted on 09/13/2010 12:28:57 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: Cindy

I know that $10 million is going to arrive soon, with my name on it, and that all I need do is put up a few thousand dollars in “fees” to get access to lots and lots of FREE MONEY!!

That’s how life works, yes?

well it was even easier than that for our current fraud of a POTUS but then he happened to hit the politically correct lottery with just the right skin color and contacts at just the right moment in history


3 posted on 09/13/2010 1:02:54 AM PDT by Enchante ("The great enemy of clear language is insincerity." -- George Orwell --)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

They must have classes in the Nigerian schools on running scams.

Any Kenyans working with these guys, I wonder.


4 posted on 09/13/2010 2:51:03 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is <strike>fading</strike>gone.)
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5 posted on 09/13/2010 5:10:35 AM PDT by bcsco (From Recovery Summer to The Winter of our Discontent...)
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To: Right Wing Assault

” They must have classes in the Nigerian schools on running scams.

Any Kenyans working with these guys, I wonder. “

Just one.


6 posted on 09/13/2010 6:19:32 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker
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To: Cindy

Given that court(s) have ruled that people can claim to be veterans when they are not, how is this illegal anymore? /somewhat rhetorical


7 posted on 09/13/2010 6:28:51 AM PDT by PghBaldy (Like the Ft Hood Killer, James Earl Ray was just stressed when he killed MLK Jr.)
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8 posted on 09/13/2010 12:16:11 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Muslims are not the problem, the rest of the world is! /s)
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