The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has indicted an American Fraudster for Financial Crimes in Nigeria.
According to the INTERPOL, John Mitchener is accused of carrying out economic sabotage, obtaining credit by false pretense, fraud, illegal repatriation of capital, intimidation and threat to life.
The Central Bureau of the INTERPOL further confirmed that its investigations revealed that Mitchener is a transnational fraudster and urged the Nigerian Police to apprehend and arraign the American for fraud.
According to a report by theCable, a company linked to the American, Ranger International Limited entered into a partnership with a Nigerian company, Technixs Oilfield Support Limited promoted by a certain Abimbola Omotade in 2014 to incorporate a new business Ranger Subsea Nigeria Limited.
The company was supposedly set up to provide support services to oil and gas companies in the country with the Nigerian company, Technixs allocated 51% of the shares while Ranger had 49%. Both companies thereafter agreed to source for contracts and jobs together as well as share proceeds from the jobs.
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The American however got jobs with the company resources from Major oil players like Exxon Mobil and Chevron without the knowledge of his partner, executed the projects and repatriated the funds back to the United States.
The American thereafter closed his company in Nigeria and ran away leaving his Nigerian partners in a N19 billion debt.
Mitchener was also alleged to have returned to Nigeria with another firm, EPIC Companies LCC to source for more contracts.
At the conclusion of investigations, INTERPOL indicted Rangers and Mitchener for fraudulent transactions and business partnership with Technixs.
The American was thereafter arrested in 2018 by INITERPOL in Abuja.
In a report signed by INTERPOL commissioner in Nigeria, Garba Umar the American was identified as a transnational fraudster.
“It suffices to state that this is an organised crime by the suspects who are clearly transnational fraudsters whose stock in trade is to cause untold hardship, pains and financial loss on unsuspecting victims as it is evidenced in this case under investigation.”
It further indicted Mitchener for acts contrary provisions of sections 1, 2 and 3 of the advanced fee fraud and other related offences act of 2006.
The police said the act of the suspects is contrary to the provisions of sections 1, 2 and 3 of the advance fee fraud and other related offences act, 2006.