Nigerians admit wire fraud charge for info on tax returns for state workers
RUTLAND — Two Nigerians, implicated in a conspiracy last year to file fraudulent tax returns with stolen personal identification information from 100s of state of Vermont employees and other government workers, have agreed to plead guilty, court records show.
Eneye Dania, 30, and Osariemen Isibor, 31, are both scheduled to formally admit to a felony wire fraud charge on March 22 in U.S. District Court in Rutland, court records show. Both have signed 7-page plea agreements that have been filed in federal court.
They each face up to 20 years in prison, followed by up to 3 years of supervised release by the federal probation office. There also is a potential fine of up to $250,000 imposed on each.
Chief Federal Judge Geoffrey Crawford is free under each plea agreement to order full restitution for the financial losses suffered by the Vermont victims.
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