was earning just £700 a month but was living a luxury of life in his Nigerian
mansion, has been ordered to pay almost £1.2million.
Ovo Mayomi and his wife Juliet Ubiribo were convicted of fraud in 2010
after using an identity and immigration scam to falsely claim £43,000 in
benefits.
But fraud investigators found Mayomi and his
wife were actually living in a large luxurious house in Lekki near the Nigerian
capital Lagos worth more than £1million complete with chandeliers and £89,000
worth of sound equipment. He also had a £25,000 watch. His wife wore a Rolex
watch and drove a Mercedes Sport Coupi.
Wealth:
Fraud investigators found Mayomi owned a large luxurious house
(pictured) in Lekki, Lagos worth more than £1million complete with
chandeliers and £89,000 worth of sound equipment
Modern: The well-equipped, contemporary kitchen inside Mayomi’s plush Nigerian home (above)
Ubiribo also asked the council to rehouse her because she was the victim of domestic violence.
As well as two money-transferring businesses and
bank accounts, investigators also discovered Mayomi owned a fish farm in the
country.
The couple’s benefit scam unravelled when a visa
application by Mayomi showed they had married a year earlier and that Ubiribo
had a job in order to support him.
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All mod cons: The mansion was
found to be equipped with £89,000 worth of sound equipment
Ubiribo
also asked the council to rehouse her because she was the victim of domestic violence. However, the telephone number she gave revealed the man she named as her At a police interview, Mayomi admitted that while living in Nigeria he had bought the identity of Ayiomike Matthew Neburagho and had entered the UK as him. Mayomi was also shown a wedding photograph of himself, using the Neburagho identity, marrying a Nigerian woman in the UK. He admitted he was the groom in the wedding photo but he said he was ‘just Ubiribo and Mayomi pleaded guilty to all charges. Mayomi was jailed for 30 months two years ago and his wife was sentenced to
She was
also ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service and be under curfew for four months from 9pm to 6am. Court orders were signed freezing their assets in the UK and abroad in 2010,
Mayomi, of
Ashburton, disputed the results of the assets investigation, and a subsequent four-day confiscation hearing took place at Croydon Crown Court.
Scam:
Ubiribo stated she was a single parent to claim housing and council tax benefits to help her pay £900 in rent each month. A visa application by her husband showed Ubiribo had a job in order to support him
On Friday,
Judge Nicholas Ainley ruled that Mayomi must pay £1,197,743.54 by 14 March next year. It is one of the largest confiscation orders carried out by a council.
Failure to
do so will see him sent to prison for six years, during which time interest will accumulate on his debt, which will remain due following his release. At a hearing in July, a confiscation order was made against Ubiribo for Source: DailyMail |
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