A Nigerian-American man, Adepoju Babatunde Salako, is sentenced to 18 months in prison in the United States after pleading guilty to wire fraud connected to a 2022 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend scam. According to the reports, Salako, who is based in Pennsylvania, participates in a scheme aimed at fraudulently obtaining dividend payments associated with the Alaska Permanent Fund.
Both outlets describe the conviction as tied to wire fraud charges and reference the same Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend incident occurring in 2022. The Punch reports that the scheme involves an attempted theft of more than $22,000, while Vanguard focuses on the sentence and the guilty plea without adding further amounts. The accounts agree that the case results in a prison term of 18 months.
The reports do not indicate that Salako is being accused of additional schemes beyond the Alaska dividend-related fraud, and they do not provide further details about the investigation or sentencing factors.
