L
LequteMan
Guest
Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo, a former Brooklyn-based civil attorney, and Pastor of the Deeper Life Bible Church, has been sentenced by a federal court in New York to six years in a United States prison for defrauding banks, mortgage lenders, property owners, and property buyers.
In addition to the six-year mandatory sentence, Abakporo will more than likely face deportation to Nigeria after serving his sentence, with the likelihood of a three-year supervisory probation release waved.
His co-defendant, Latanya Pierce, according to Sahara Reporters received a lighter, 30-month sentence. In her closing statement, Pierce said she felt like the “biggest fool in the world.”
The legal fate of Abakporo and Pierce was never in doubt. They were convicted in a wide-ranging series of illegal transactions in New York City over a nine-year stretch, dating back to 2003.
Mr. Abakporo was immediately remanded into custody by presiding U.S. District Court Judge, Shira A. Scheindlin. His wife and two children wept openly in the courtroom. He was led away in handcuffs.
#DeeperLife #NewYork #SaharaReporters
In addition to the six-year mandatory sentence, Abakporo will more than likely face deportation to Nigeria after serving his sentence, with the likelihood of a three-year supervisory probation release waved.
His co-defendant, Latanya Pierce, according to Sahara Reporters received a lighter, 30-month sentence. In her closing statement, Pierce said she felt like the “biggest fool in the world.”
The legal fate of Abakporo and Pierce was never in doubt. They were convicted in a wide-ranging series of illegal transactions in New York City over a nine-year stretch, dating back to 2003.
Mr. Abakporo was immediately remanded into custody by presiding U.S. District Court Judge, Shira A. Scheindlin. His wife and two children wept openly in the courtroom. He was led away in handcuffs.
#DeeperLife #NewYork #SaharaReporters
