The court dismissed the appeal after granting Mr Okeke’s motion to withdraw it.
that Mr Okeke noted that he “entered a guilty plea to Count One and was sentenced to one hundred and twenty months as to Count One of the indictment by Judge Rebecca Beach Smith”.
The grounds of appeal are not disclosed in the notice, but he is likely going to be arguing that the sentence imposed along with restitution and forfeiture orders issued against him was excessive.He also kicked against making restitution, with his lawyer, John Iweanoge, arguing that Unatrac, one of the fraud victims, had already recovered approximately $2.5 million.to the restitution order issued by the judge on the day of his sentencing.
He operated his Invictus Group which he claimed had investments in oil and gas, real estate, agriculture, among others in Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.
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