January 6, 2008
Doris Uboh, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives who came to national limelight during the uproar over former Speaker Patricia Etteh's scandalous approval of N628 million for the renovation of her official residence and that of the deputy speaker, is linked to bank fraud in the U.S according US federal district court documents obtained from the state of Georgia by Saharareporters.
Ms. Uboh, who represents the Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State, emerged as one of the embattled former speaker's loudest supporters.
Ms. Uboh was one of the politicians handpicked for elective offices by former Governor James Ibori of Delta State.
Uboh's legal troubles came to light as a result of challenges to her election. Her election is being challenged on two fronts, first by the candidate she forcefully replaced in the PDP primary election. Uboh, like many candidates imposed on the PDP, did not participate in the party's primaries; instead, her name was submitted as a candidate only a few days to the elections.
Uboh's main opponent in the April 2007 general elections, Charles Nwadiani, has also filed an appeal at the election petition tribunal to challenge her victory as well as her competence to contest. The main thrust of Nwadiani's challenge has to do with her legal troubles in the US.
In 1992, U.S. law enforcement agents carried out a major raid on a credit card and bank fraud ring led by George Uboh in Georgia. Doris Uboh, whose names appeared as number 7 on the indictment list, was charged on four counts of felony charges:
Count: 1 Citation: 18:1029B.F Offense Level: 4
18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Count: 2 Citation: 18:13-4601.F Offense Level: 4
18:371 BANK FRAUD
Count: 1s Citation: 18:1029B.F Offense Level: 4
18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Count: 21s Citation: 18:1029A.F Offense Level: 4
18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD.
The case with docket number 92-cr-00041-GET-JRS, was listed as USA v. Uboh, et al. Doris Uboh and 27 others were charged with varying degrees of felonious fraud.
The case, which lasted from 1992 to 1998, was later re-opened in 1999. Though the U.S. government issued a motion to dismiss the charges with regard to Doris and others in 1998, the case was re-opened in 1999. However, by that time Ms. Uboh had fled the U.S. Owing to her flight from court officials and investigators, the U.S. government declared her a "fugitive" -a terminology reserved for individuals who have escaped the long hand of the law.
It is difficult to ascertain when Doris Uboh fled the United States to Nigeria. However, a look at her case file obtained by Saharareporters shows that an arrest warrant issued in her name on March 17th 1992 was returned to the U.S. court unexecuted. This might lend credence to claims by our sources who suggest that Doris Uboh--whose names appeared in Nigeria's electoral roll as "Doris Amina Olayemi Uboh"--has been a fugitive from the law since the mid-1990s. She was known to have used different aliases and pseudonyms to evade justice.
In her reply to the case against her at the election petition tribunal in Asaba, Ms. Uboh denied that she was ever charged along with George Uboh before the Federal District Court in Georgia. She cleverly denied identifying herself as the Doris Uboh indicted by U.S. authorities.
In another breath, she attached documents obtained from government prosecutors saying that she was acquitted, a lie which has now been revealed by the current position of the U.S. government.
In the official document summary of her case obtained by us, Doris Uboh was clearly tagged a fugitive.
See below:
Case Summary
1:92-cr-00041-GET-JRS USA v. Uboh, et al
Date filed: 02/12/1992
Date terminated: 04/22/1998
Date of last filing: 03/01/2004
Doris Uboh (7)
Office: Atlanta
Filed: 02/12/1992
County: Fulton
Terminated: 04/02/1998
Reopened:
Other Court Case: None
Count: 1 18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Citation: 18:1029B.F
Offense Level: 4
Count: 2 18:371 BANK FRAUD
Citation: 18:13-4601.F
Offense Level: 4
Count: 1s 18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Citation: 18:1029B.F
Offense Level: 4
Count: 21s 18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Citation: 18:1029A.F
Offense Level: 4
Def Custody Status: Fugitive
Flag: CLOSED
Plaintiff: USA represented by
Janis C. Gordon
Phone:
404-581-6000
Plaintiff: USA represented by
Dahil Dueno Goss
Phone:
404-581-6245
Email: [email protected]
Transaction Receipt: 01/05/2008 21:27:14.
Apart from criminal charges filed against "Hon" Doris Uboh in the U.S., Saharareporters also learned that a civil case with case number 92-cv-00344 was slammed against George, Eugenia and Doris Uboh. The three defendants are believed to be blood relatives. The case was later terminated in September 1992 to give way to the suspects' prosecution on criminal cases.
The civil case had sought to bar the Ubohs from receiving mail or making telephone or mail contacts with banks or credit card companies.
"It's sad that a fugitive wanted in the U.S. would today sit as a member of the Nigerian Federal House of Assembly," said a member of the Ijaw Elders Council who requested anonymity.
Ms. Uboh was deeply involved in the struggle to fight off the investigation of defunct Speaker Etteh's financial profligacy, though members of the lower house successfully forced the former speaker to quit her job, Doris Uboh, a fugitive remains in the Nigerian House of Representative.
Ms. Uboh, who represents the Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State, emerged as one of the embattled former speaker's loudest supporters.
Ms. Uboh was one of the politicians handpicked for elective offices by former Governor James Ibori of Delta State.
Uboh's legal troubles came to light as a result of challenges to her election. Her election is being challenged on two fronts, first by the candidate she forcefully replaced in the PDP primary election. Uboh, like many candidates imposed on the PDP, did not participate in the party's primaries; instead, her name was submitted as a candidate only a few days to the elections.
Uboh's main opponent in the April 2007 general elections, Charles Nwadiani, has also filed an appeal at the election petition tribunal to challenge her victory as well as her competence to contest. The main thrust of Nwadiani's challenge has to do with her legal troubles in the US.
In 1992, U.S. law enforcement agents carried out a major raid on a credit card and bank fraud ring led by George Uboh in Georgia. Doris Uboh, whose names appeared as number 7 on the indictment list, was charged on four counts of felony charges:
Count: 1 Citation: 18:1029B.F Offense Level: 4
18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Count: 2 Citation: 18:13-4601.F Offense Level: 4
18:371 BANK FRAUD
Count: 1s Citation: 18:1029B.F Offense Level: 4
18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Count: 21s Citation: 18:1029A.F Offense Level: 4
18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD.
The case with docket number 92-cr-00041-GET-JRS, was listed as USA v. Uboh, et al. Doris Uboh and 27 others were charged with varying degrees of felonious fraud.
The case, which lasted from 1992 to 1998, was later re-opened in 1999. Though the U.S. government issued a motion to dismiss the charges with regard to Doris and others in 1998, the case was re-opened in 1999. However, by that time Ms. Uboh had fled the U.S. Owing to her flight from court officials and investigators, the U.S. government declared her a "fugitive" -a terminology reserved for individuals who have escaped the long hand of the law.
It is difficult to ascertain when Doris Uboh fled the United States to Nigeria. However, a look at her case file obtained by Saharareporters shows that an arrest warrant issued in her name on March 17th 1992 was returned to the U.S. court unexecuted. This might lend credence to claims by our sources who suggest that Doris Uboh--whose names appeared in Nigeria's electoral roll as "Doris Amina Olayemi Uboh"--has been a fugitive from the law since the mid-1990s. She was known to have used different aliases and pseudonyms to evade justice.
In her reply to the case against her at the election petition tribunal in Asaba, Ms. Uboh denied that she was ever charged along with George Uboh before the Federal District Court in Georgia. She cleverly denied identifying herself as the Doris Uboh indicted by U.S. authorities.
In another breath, she attached documents obtained from government prosecutors saying that she was acquitted, a lie which has now been revealed by the current position of the U.S. government.
In the official document summary of her case obtained by us, Doris Uboh was clearly tagged a fugitive.
See below:
Case Summary
1:92-cr-00041-GET-JRS USA v. Uboh, et al
Date filed: 02/12/1992
Date terminated: 04/22/1998
Date of last filing: 03/01/2004
Doris Uboh (7)
Office: Atlanta
Filed: 02/12/1992
County: Fulton
Terminated: 04/02/1998
Reopened:
Other Court Case: None
Count: 1 18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Citation: 18:1029B.F
Offense Level: 4
Count: 2 18:371 BANK FRAUD
Citation: 18:13-4601.F
Offense Level: 4
Count: 1s 18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Citation: 18:1029B.F
Offense Level: 4
Count: 21s 18:1029 CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Citation: 18:1029A.F
Offense Level: 4
Def Custody Status: Fugitive
Flag: CLOSED
Plaintiff: USA represented by
Janis C. Gordon
Phone:
404-581-6000
Plaintiff: USA represented by
Dahil Dueno Goss
Phone:
404-581-6245
Email: [email protected]
Transaction Receipt: 01/05/2008 21:27:14.
Apart from criminal charges filed against "Hon" Doris Uboh in the U.S., Saharareporters also learned that a civil case with case number 92-cv-00344 was slammed against George, Eugenia and Doris Uboh. The three defendants are believed to be blood relatives. The case was later terminated in September 1992 to give way to the suspects' prosecution on criminal cases.
The civil case had sought to bar the Ubohs from receiving mail or making telephone or mail contacts with banks or credit card companies.
"It's sad that a fugitive wanted in the U.S. would today sit as a member of the Nigerian Federal House of Assembly," said a member of the Ijaw Elders Council who requested anonymity.
Ms. Uboh was deeply involved in the struggle to fight off the investigation of defunct Speaker Etteh's financial profligacy, though members of the lower house successfully forced the former speaker to quit her job, Doris Uboh, a fugitive remains in the Nigerian House of Representative.
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