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Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Ohio Local Businessman Pleads Guilty in $70 Million Ponzi Scheme DAYTON – William M. Apostelos, 55, formerly of Springboro, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to charges related to a $70 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 500 victims. Specifically, Apostelos pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and conversion of funds from an employee benefit fund. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Troy N. Stemen, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office; Angela L. Byers, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Christopher White, Assistant Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service; James Vanderberg, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General; Joe Rivers, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Labor Employee B

Soldiers who are not satisfied with army's treatment can voluntarily resign-Army - The Nigerian army has warned that soldiers complaining of maltreatment while fighting Boko Haram insurgents can voluntarily resign instead of complaining. - The army also warned civilians in the habit of using social media accounts to spread unverified information about army troop treatment and engagement to desist from such acts. Following alleged complaints by soldiers fighting Boko Haram in Sambisa that they are not being treated well, the Nigerian army has warned soldiers who are not satisfied with treatment they are getting to voluntarily resign from the army. The Nigerian army has also warned social media users to verify information before posting allegations bordering on payment of troops’ operations allowances. Daily Post reports that the warning came in a statement released on Saturday, February 18, and signed by the Director army public relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukash

ALERT! Naked women are being used to trap motorists in South Africa According to Arrive Alive, it has urged motorists to be vigilant on the road, warning of a new hijacking trend involving this naked woman. This woman is meant to distract the driver and passengers, while her accomplices lie in wait on the side of the road, hidden from view. As soon as the driver stops to gawk at the woman, the accomplices pounce, robbing or hijacking the travellers. This photograph was taken by a truck driver, who reported the scam. According to him, the incident occurred on the N17 highway near Bloemfontein, but Arrive Alive says it is investigating possible similar incidents elsewhere in the country. They posted two photos on Twitter over the weekend, warning motorists, especially long distance truckers, to keep an eye out for the naked bandit and her cohorts. The N17 Highway stretches from Johannesburg along the border of Swaziland and ends in Ermelo, Mpum

'Hitler's personal telephone' gifted by Red Army to British officer goes up for auction The red Bakelite telephone which was used by Hitler in his Berlin bunker   CREDIT: ALEDXANDER HISTORICAL AUCTIONS/EPA   Roland Oliphant   18 FEBRUARY 2017 • I t is a dated but ordinary piece of office equipment of the kind that might normally only attract the attention of retro-conscious hipsters.  But the rotary dial Bakelite telephone going under the hammer at a Maryland auction house this weekend is not just a curiosity from the pre-digital age.  It is Adolf Hitler’s personal travelling telephone, which the dictator almost certainly used to issue orders that led to the deaths of millions. Hitler's name and a Nazi eagle are engraved on the back of the telephone    CREDIT: ALEDXANDER HISTORICAL AUCTIONS/EPA T he phone, originally gifted to Hitler by the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany, was discovered by Soviet so

APPLY FOR DISCHARGE IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED-ARMY TELLS SOLDIERS 18th Feb 2017, Any soldier that is dissatisfied with the operations and “professional drive” of the army can apply for voluntarily discharge, Sani Usman director, army public relations, has said. In a statement released on Saturday, Sani said the army cannot afford to have disloyal or disgruntled elements within its ranks. The army spokesperson said there would be no room for “rumour mongering and outright falsehood” in the army. “The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a campaign of calumny on social media platforms by some individuals or group of persons. “The faceless persons have been making spurious and unfounded allegations bordering on payment of troops operations allowances, rotation in the North East and comparing troops’ pay to what obtains in neighbouring countries. “The fabricators are most probably being sponsored by the categories of people that frustrated themselves out of the Army an

ANAMBRA MARKET LEADER BRUTALIZED BY ARTHUR EZE’S POLICE DETAIL   An Anambra market leader is nursing his wounds in pain after police officers reportedly attached to Anambra billionaire businessman, Arthur Eze, in conjunction with some thugs, manhandled and beat him up. Politics Nigeria learnt from Tobe Aniagoh, that the market leader identified as Emma Nwoye was bleeding heavily from his nose after the assault. Mr Emma Nwoye, a market leader at Oye Ukpo Market, Dunukofia survived death by whiskers after being beaten by a group of thugs led by Emeka Nwoye (Odu n’ Ukpo). Eye witness says the thugs stormed his shop at the market and beat him to stupor with the help of Nigerian Policemen attached to the home of Chief Engr Arthur Eze.

Picture emerges of Kim Jong-nam slumped over moments before death as second autopsy to be conducted The picture published by a Malaysian newspaper   18 FEBRUARY 2017 • A Malaysian newspaper has published a picture it says shows the last moments of Kim Jong-nam's life before the half brother of North Korean dictator died after apparently being poisoned.  The New Straits Times said the image of Kim Jong-nam slumped in a chair in Kuala Lumpur International Airport was one of the last images of him alive.  It came as a 46-year-old man holding a North Korean passport was arrested in a raid on an apartment in Malaysia by police investigating the death. PetBreeds | By Graphi A reporter holds up a local newspaper during his report in front of the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital where Kim Jong Nam's body is held for autopsy   CREDIT:  REUTERS T he man was identified as Ri Jong Chol, born in 1970. He was arrested on Friday night in

OKOWA AND IBORI PICTURED IN PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IBORI’S RELEASE 18th Feb 2018,   Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and former governor, James Onanefe Ibori are pictured in public together for the first time since Ibori’s return to Delta. The politicians were seen exchanging pleasantries during a Grand Reception in honour of Okowa at the Otor-Agbon palace of the Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, HRM Mike Omeru Ogurimerime. Ibori was jailed on April 17, 2012, for 13 years. That was the third time the former governor was sent to jail for theft.He is alleged to have stolen more than $250 million from the treasury of the oil-rich Delta State.

The men who allegedly kidnapped one Ejiofor Enechi, the special assistant on security matters to Uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu last year have been arrested. 18th Feb 2017, The suspects who have admitted to the crime -revealed how they worked with a vigilante group in the kidnap of the victim. Read the full press release below; On 13th December 2016 at about 9am, one Ejiofor Enechi the special assistant on security matters to Uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu Coal city state was allegedly abducted at Ugwuiyi Ekoro along Opanda /Adani road of Uzouwani Local Government Area on his way to Nimbo to carry out his assignment. It was also gathered that following his alleged kidnap and the subsequent demand of ransom of 10 million Naira on 14/12/16 by his suspected abductors which was later reduced to the sum of 2million Naira, police operatives of Enugu state command stood tall in this regard and arresting two suspects who played major role in the dastardly act while

Why We Usually Target Female Drivers During Vehicle Snatching Operations – Suspect Confesses 18th Feb 2017, A gang of suspected armed inter-state armed robbers which specialised in dispossessing victims of their cars and valuables has been arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of Oyo State Police Command. The gang, it was learnt, usually target female drivers. The arrested suspects included Gbene Emmanuel (27), Akhigbe Andrew (35), Augustine Helen (27), said to be the gang’s armourer, Godwin Ngozi (38), Ogedegbe Famous (23), Owolabi Adegoke (29), Adebayo Muyiwa (54), Pelemo Samuel (28) and Oni Niyi (35). Speaking during a press briefing last week, the state Commissioner of Police, Sam Adegbuyi said that the gang attacked one Omobola (surname withheld) and attempted to snatch her Toyota Corolla ca at gun point as she was about to drive into her residence at Elebu area of Ibadan. He said that the alarm raised by the victim attracted neighbours and SARS operati

LAI MOH'D DENIES EVER LYING TO NIGERIANS 18th Feb 2017, The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has called on those labeling him a liar to provide evidence of one lie he has told to warrant giving a different meaning to his first name.  Mohammed said in as much he was ready to answer different names based on the nature of his job, one thing he did not get himself prepared for was the pure hatred he was getting from the opposition. The Minister was speaking in an interview with the Sun in Lagos, where he noted that he did his job while in opposition with clear mind and did not attack any individual. Mohammed, who was the All Progressives Congress, APC’s mouthpiece, noted that the opposition will always attack him no matter what he did, since he played a major role in their downfall. His words, “I think anybody who occupies a public office should know that this sort of thing goes with the terrain. But probably what I was not prepared for was the viciou

ENUGU POLICE LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO ARREST OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS The Enugu state police force has launched a full scale investigation into the widely reported arrest of primary school pupils Montessori primary school,GRA Enugu by some of its officers. Below is a press statement from the force; ‘ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EARLY DEW MONTESSORI PRIMARY SCHOOL GRA ENUGU, ARRESTING 4 TO 7 YEAR OLD AND PUTTING THEM BEHIND A HILUX”. The command wish to make it categorically clear that such development negates its sincere aspiration/programme towards erasing police/children phobia thus bringing children and youth closer to the police as well as exposing them to numerous potentials/opportunities in the police which is part of the command’s laudable programme tagged Students/pupils handshake with the commissioner of police being pursued vigorously by the command. In view of the above,the command further wish to inform members of the public particularly