Nigerian businessman Dozy Mmobuosi, the former CEO of Tingo Group, has been fined nearly $32 million by a New York federal judge in connection with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fraud lawsuit. Mmobuosi and his companies were accused of inflating the financial performance of his companies, including fabricating financial statements and misrepresenting assets. Mmobuosi did not defend against the SEC allegations.
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, have unveiled an Indictment charging Odogwu Banye Mmobuosi, also known as Dozy Mmobuosi, with securities fraud, making false filings with the U.S. SEC, and conspiracy charges. Mmobuosi is still at large.