Nigerian man sentenced to 40 months in prison for scheme to steal identities and claim tax refunds

June 30, 2025 — SEATTLE – A Nigerian citizen who was arrested and extradited from the U.K. on an indictment in the Western District of Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 40 months in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Onomen Uduebor, aka Onomen Onohi, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for the scheme to steal and use income tax data for fraud. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge James L. Robart said, “He freely participated in the fraud and had a substantial role in the scheme. Thirty years old is not a young man and he ought to have known better.”  Read More