Linus Ifejika, the Chief Executive Officer of BLord Group, has expressed his interest in purchasing the 152 bitcoins seized from internet fraudster Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as Mr Woodberry.
This announcement follows reports that the United States authorities, specifically the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), plan to sell the bitcoins as part of the forfeiture proceedings related to Ponle’s guilty plea for $8 million wire fraud.
According to court documents filed on Friday, July 8, at the U.S District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Mr Woodberry has agreed to surrender all proceeds from the wire fraud, which he conducted under the alias ‘Mark Kain’.
The authorities have invited interested individuals to file a claim for the property within 30 days and provide valid documents to support their case.
In response to this development, Linus Ifejika, representing BLord Group, has informed the FBI that he is prepared to offer N3 billion for the acquisition of the seized bitcoins.
Ifejika expressed his intention to acquire the bitcoins by submitting a formal proposal to the federal authorities.
He wrote; “@ fbi wetin come be our work?? We buying bitcoin 247 non stop , 3 Billion dey ground , Just hit my dm asap lets trade it on @jetpay.ng or whatsapp me…asap , Drop welsfargo account only, rate na 780/$ now”.
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