Abidemi Rufai, a senior special assistant to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, has been indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
Rufai was arrested at the JFK airport in New York on May 14 over alleged $350,000 unemployment benefits fraud.
A criminal complaint was filed against Rufai for allegedly stealing over $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State employment security department (ESD).
In a statement on Thursday, Tessa Gorman, acting US attorney, said Rufai remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in…
