Nigerian Hacker In Court For $1m Wire Fraud

A Nigerian hacker, Olumide Ogunremi, was on Thursday docked in a federal court in the United States for his role in an alleged $1 million.

Federal officials said Ogunremi helped run a computer hacking and identity theft scheme that ordered about $1 million in office products after stealing personal information from U.S. government workers.

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He, however, pleaded not guilty to the one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

If found guilty, the suspect faces up to 20 years in jail for wire fraud.

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