Businessman who tried to buy Sheffield United accused of ‘elaborate’ fraud
by Rob Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#6H8JY)
US watchdog sues Dozy Mmobuosi for allegedly faking documents and making up companies out of thin air'
A Nigerian businessman who appeared to be closing in on a takeover of the Premier League football club Sheffield United is being sued by the US financial watchdog for a fraud, in which he is alleged to have faked documents and made up companies out of thin air".
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday it had filed charges against Dozy Mmobuosi, claiming he inflated his companies' financial performance by hundreds of millions of dollars to defraud investors.
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