Nigerian sentenced to 8 years for long-running tax business hacking and fraud scheme

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Summary by Cyber Security News20 Oct 2026, 21:33 CET

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A 40-year-old Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for running a years-long hacking, tax fraud and investment scheme, the Justice Department said Monday.

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