(Bismarck, ND) — A Nigerian man who scammed a North Dakota law firm out of nearly 200-thousand dollars has been sentenced to 142 months in prison. Christopher Agbaje was extradited from the United Kingdom to North Dakota earlier this year, and he pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering charges. Investigators say Agbaje pretended to be the president of a non-existent Florida company in a legal dispute with a Bismarck company, and he obtained the money through false digital transfers.
