Nigerian pleads guilty to theft from Kosciusko Co. woman
Posted: Apr 22, 2015 5:19 PM EDT
A 44-year-old man from Nigeria pleaded guilty to stealing money from a Kosciusko County woman in June of 2014.
Kazeem Owonla was sentenced to 36 months in jail, with 26 months suspended, for one count of theft, a class D felony.
He must pay restitution to the victim as well as costs and fines in excess of $16,000 before he can be released from jail.
Owonla was arrested at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in November 2014.
The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department began investigating the theft in June 2014 and learned Owonla had used various aliases as well as a photograph of Montana Attorney General Tim Fox as a profile picture to lure females, deputies said.
A Nigerian man, who was arrested last year by Kosciusko County detectives in connection to a large financial scam, has been sentenced locally and is now currently in federal custody.
Detectives connected Owonla to the Kosciusko County victim and a second female victim in Clarksville, Ohio.
Detectives believe there may be other victims he may have scammed using other names or aliases.
Kazeem Owonla was sentenced to 36 months in jail, with 26 months suspended, for one count of theft, a class D felony.
He must pay restitution to the victim as well as costs and fines in excess of $16,000 before he can be released from jail.
Owonla was arrested at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in November 2014.
The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department began investigating the theft in June 2014 and learned Owonla had used various aliases as well as a photograph of Montana Attorney General Tim Fox as a profile picture to lure females, deputies said.
A Nigerian man, who was arrested last year by Kosciusko County detectives in connection to a large financial scam, has been sentenced locally and is now currently in federal custody.
Detectives connected Owonla to the Kosciusko County victim and a second female victim in Clarksville, Ohio.
Detectives believe there may be other victims he may have scammed using other names or aliases.
