by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 25 – Bashiru Ganiyu was indicted on charges ranging from wire fraud and mail fraud to money laundering, as part of a romance scam conspiracy.
On July 6, 2023 Ganiyu was arraigned before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis. Inner City Press was there.
The indictment puts the value of the scheme at $5.2 million. The earlier complaint describes lonely victims targeted over dating apps. Ganiyu pled not guilty and was detained on consent.
On July 26, Bashiru Ganiyu was back before Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo, seeking release on bond. Inner City Press was there - it was right before the US Attorney's Office agreed to bail for UK billionaire Joe Lewis. But they opposed release of Ganiyu, citing his ties to Ghana. And he was ordered to remain detained.
The trial, if it happens, has been set for April 16, 2024.
On August 24-25, Ganiyu's lawyer asked Judge Kaplan to schedule a bail hearing, citing possible co-signers employed by Towne Nursing LLC, Pulse 4 Pulse, Onsight Diagnostic Testing, the NYC Board of Education and Dnata Airport Services at Building 66, JFK Airport.
The case is US v. Ganiyu, 23-cr-331 (Kaplan / Figueredo)
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