A former Brooklyn-based civil attorney, and Pastor of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo, was yesterday May 28th
in federal court in New York sentenced to six years in a United States
prison in a case of defrauding banks, mortgage lenders, property owners,
and property buyers.
Mr. Abakporo was immediately
remanded into custody by presiding U.S. District Court Judge, Shira A.
Scheindlin. His wife and two children wept openly in the courtroom as he
was led away in handcuffs. In addition to the six-year mandatory
sentence, Abakporo will more than likely face deportation to Nigeria
after serving his sentence, with the likelihood of a three-year
supervisory probation release waved.
His co-defendant, Latanya
Pierce, received a lighter, 30-month sentence. In her closing
statement, Pierce said she felt like the “biggest fool in the world.”
The
legal fate of Abakporo and Pierce was never in doubt. They were
convicted in a wide-ranging series of illegal transactions in New York
City over a nine-year stretch, dating back to 2003. Following the
sentencing procedures, neither prosecuting attorneys nor the attorneys
defending the two would offer comments to reporters.
As Abakporo was lead away in handcuffs, his wife and two children wept openly in the courtroom.
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