Eweka in court, pleads not guilty..PHOTO: mailonline
Osmond Eweka, a Nigerian prince, appeared in Manhattan court Thursday. He is accused of scamming New York job seekers out of thousands of dollars by promising to find them work, reports the UK Daily Mail.
The 31-year-old has asked for permission to travel to Nigeria for the upcoming birth of his son
Eweka and his friend, Kamel McKay, are accused of creating bogus employment agency firms and used Indeed.com to find their victims
They interviewed victims and made them pay a fee, ranging between $300 and $700
The two men would then send the job seekers to businesses where they were turned away because the employer was not expecting them
Eweka was accused of bamboozling hundreds of job seekers out of thousands of dollars by promising them high-paying gigs appeared in Manhattan court Thursday with a special request.
Osmond Eweka, 31, asked a judge in the case for permission to travel to Nigeria for the upcoming birth of his child. The judge will determine next month whether or not to approve.
Photos captured by DailyMail.com inside the court show an eager Eweka speaking with his attorney while dressed in a navy suit and a navy polka tie for his appearance.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said the royal and his friend, Kamel McKay, 27, pretended earlier this year to run two consulting firms in Manhattan telling clients that if they paid a fee they would be placed at various jobs across New York City.
Prosecutors said some of the jobs Eweka and McKay promised their victims were for hotel housekeeping and front desk receptionists. The men used the popular job-seeking website Indeed.com to find them.
Eweka pleaded guilty to charges of larceny and scheme to defraud back in July
HOW EWEKA AND HIS ACCOMPLICE LURED THEIR VICTIMS IN
Eweka and his friend, Kamel McKay, 27, pretended to run consulting firms in Manhattan beginning in January 2018.
According to court documents, Eweka and McKay used office space in the Empire State Building, and another building on fifth avenue.
These are where they operated two bogus employment agency firms, Stamford Consulting Firm and Howard Consulting Group.
The alleged scam concluded in June 2018, shortly before they were arrested for the crimes and charged with larceny and scheme to defraud.
According to court documents, Eweka and McKay used office space in the Empire State Building and another building on fifth avenue to run two bogus employment agency firms, Stamford Consulting Firm and Howard Consulting Group.
Prosecutors said they would invite their victims to their office for an interview and then have them pay a fee, ranging between $300 and $700, the Post reports.
Prosecutor Catherine McCaw said they told victims the fee would cover the cost of uniforms, training and background checks.
They also said that paying the high fee would result in higher-paying jobs.
‘But in reality, there was no such job,’ she said at Eweka’s arraignment on Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court.
After collecting the money, the men would send the job seekers to different businesses, where they were turned away by employers who weren’t expecting them.
The victims then found that they could no longer get in contact with the alleged fraudsters or the consulting firm.
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