Lagos Court Sentences American Businessman to 74 Years in Prison

A Lagos State Special Offences Court, in Ikeja, on Tuesday, September 10, convicted and sentenced an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, to 74 years imprisonment, for defrauding victims of $1.2m, through an EB-5 visa scam and an additional $368,698.24, in fraud.

Justice Mojisola Dada, who handed down the sentence, found Ramirez guilty on two separate consolidated charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The court ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.