Criminal information v — United States v. Kanu (Dkt. 6, E.D. Va.)

Summary

A criminal information against Osman Kanu, No. 1:23-cr-32, filed February 16, 2023 as Document 6 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. Count 1 charges wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 from in or around August 2020 through on or about September 28, 2020. The information alleges that Kanu, a Woodbridge, Virginia resident, obtained personal identifying information including from the darkweb and submitted at least 15 false unemployment insurance applications to California's Employment Development Department, which disbursed at least $308,400 on Bank of America prepaid debit cards. The forfeiture allegations list items seized at the defendant's arrest on September 28, 2020, including $15,000 in cash, 15 Visa prepaid debit cards estimated to be at least $116,300, and a Glock firearm.

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