Elendu Charged With South Korea Law Firm Scam Pled Now a Co-D Seeks to Rep Himself

Elendu Charged With South Korea Law Firm Scam Pled Now a Co-D Seeks to Rep Himself By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 21 – Ikechukwu Elendu is charged with defrauding, among others, a South Korean law firm and a Sint Maarten health services company.       On October 9, 2020 U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Denise L. Cote held a change of counsel proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.   Outgoing counsel promised to held the incoming, Anthony Cecutti. Judge Cote asked if he will be free for the scheduled trial on June 28, 2021. He said yes. Jump cut to August 6, 2021. There was no trial, amid COVID. And now Elendu was pleading guilty, allocuting to setting up accounts at Chase and Fremont Bank, FDIC insured. Jump cut again to late 2023: co-defendant Ndukwe Anyaogu was sentenced in the case to 33 months in prison and a payment of $10,000 to Lingxin Technology. Jump cut to September 21, 2026 when for co-defendant Ahaiwe counsel wrote it saying is is only stand-by, that the defendant wants to represent himself. Judge Cote endorsed that if that is the case she will conduct the necessary allocutions... The case is USA v. Uko, et al., 1:20-cr-179 (Cote) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com