A US legal website, PlainSite.org, has insisted that its website witnessed a surge resulting from files about the drug money forfeiture case on the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the upcoming 2023 general, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
PlainSite.org is a website that posts court documents and thus makes criminal records and case dockets on individuals or entities easier to find.
In a tweet, the site compared visitors to that of American billionaire, Elon Musk’s lawsuit, adding that the visitors drawn to Tinubu’s money laundering file eclipsed that of Mr Musk.
The website had recently uploaded dockets of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate’s drug money forfeiture case files in the United States (US).
The files from 1993 recently became awash on social media.
The site listed that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu committed 5 crimes per the IRS Cl affidavit which included Money laundering (18 U.S.C. § 1956), Using funds from unlawful activity (18 U.S.C. § 1957).
Furthermore, it also listed Bank fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1344), Failure to file tax returns (26 U.S.C. § 7203), Lying to federal agents (18 U.S.C. §) among cases against the APC Presidential candidate.
Available records show that In July 1993, when Asiwaju Bola Tinubu briefly served as a senator, the US government filed a forfeiture lawsuit in Chicago against bank accounts in his name.
It was alleged, there was “probable cause” to believe they held the proceeds of heroin dealing.
The case followed a probe by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other agencies into a trafficking network involving Nigerian suppliers.
The IRS secured warrants in January 1992 to seize almost $2 million, according to court filings.
Tinubu settled out of court in September 1993, agreeing to give up $460,000 to the US government in exchange for the release of the rest of the money.
Tinubu wasn’t indicted over the matter.
Source: Pointblanknews