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A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted an American, Parker Damian George for laundering about N6.8million ($42,700).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The court also ordered the accused to forfeit 40 per cent of the total sum found on him at the point of arrest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, \u00a0the suspect was charged and found guilty by Justice Mohammed Idris under the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Act stipulates that any person, who falsely declares or fails to make a declaration to the Customs Service pursuant to Section 12 of the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to forfeit not less that 25 per cent of the undeclared funds or negotiable instrument or to imprisonment of not less than two years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The statement said: \u201cThe charge against Parker George reads in part: \u00a0\u201cThat on or about November 30, 2011 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos \u00a0within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court failed to make a declaration of the $ 42,700 which \u00a0you were transporting from Nigeria to the United States of America to the \u00a0Nigerian Customs Service as required under Section 2(3) of the \u00a0Money Laundering Act of 2011 and Section 12 of the Foreign Exchange \u00a0(Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provision) Act Cap. F3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 2(5) of the Money Laundering Act of 2011.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cParker Damian George was arrested on November 29, 2011 during a secondary check at the boarding gate with $42,700 by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and was handed over to the EFCC for prosecution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cConsequent upon this, as a first offender without previous criminal record, the court ordered that Parker should forfeit 40 per cent of the total undeclared sum found on him at the point of arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted an American, Parker Damian George for laundering about N6.8million ($42,700).\u00a0 The court also ordered the accused to forfeit 40 per cent of the total sum found on him at the point of arrest.\u00a0 According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, \u00a0the suspect was charged and found guilty by Justice Mohammed Idris under the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011.\u00a0 The Act stipulates that any person, who falsely declares or fails to make a declaration to the Customs Service pursuant to Section 12 of the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to forfeit not less that 25 per cent of the undeclared funds or negotiable instrument or to imprisonment of not less than two years.\u00a0 The statement said: \u201cThe charge against Parker George reads in part: \u00a0\u201cThat on or about November 30, 2011 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos \u00a0within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court failed to make a declaration of the $ 42,700 which \u00a0you were transporting from Nigeria to the United States of America to the \u00a0Nigerian Customs Service as required under Section 2(3) of the \u00a0Money Laundering Act of 2011 and Section 12 of the Foreign Exchange \u00a0(Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provision) Act Cap. 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