CEDAR RAPIDS – A Nigerian man who lived in Mason City and made false claims on employment documents and banking applications was convicted by a jury today, after a one-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Oluwaseyi Ademola Sadipe, age 39, a Nigerian living in Mason City, Iowa, was convicted of one count of misuse of a Social Security number, one count of aggravated identity theft, and three counts of making false claims of United States citizenship. The verdict was returned this morning following about two hours of jury deliberations.
The evidence at trial showed that Sadipe, a lawful permanent resident, falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen when filling out required employment eligibility verification forms to gain employment with three different employers between December 2013 and June 2014. On the employment forms, Sadipe used his valid Social Security number. In December 2013, Sadipe unlawfully used his five-month-old son’s Social Security number to obtain a checking account. Sadipe spent more than he deposited into the checking account, resulting in a loss of $1,175 to the bank by March 2014. Sadipe also unlawfully used his seven-year-old’s Social Security number on a car loan application in February 2014. Sadipe’s fraudulent use of multiple Social Security numbers was discovered when the car loan application was processed by the bank where Sadipe had opened the checking account.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Sadipe remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. On each of the making false claims to United States citizenship convictions, Sadipe faces a possible maximum sentence of three years’ imprisonment. On the misuse of a Social Security number conviction, Sadipe faces a possible maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment. On the aggravated identity theft conviction, Sadipe faces a mandatory sentence of two years’ imprisonment. In addition, on all counts, Sadipe faces fines of up to $1,250,000, $500 in special assessments, and three years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and was investigated by Office of Inspector General for the Social Security Administration and by Homeland Security Investigations.
3 thoughts on “Jury convicts man who lived in Mason City of stealing identities”
Send him back where he came from. Why should the taxpayers pay to keep him in jail?
He should get mandatory deportment. That’s what happened to my French roommate who worked illegally at the Children’s Hospital in Iowa City while here and she didn’t commit any other crimes. Oh, well. She went on to marry the Aga Khan’s CFO.
Good luck getting those fines paid. A suspended sentence, except for time served. A slap on the hand, then released to do it all over again. This is the kind of people we get from third world countries, we should all be overjoyed.