The United States of America has cleared the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, of fraud allegation against him in the purchase of aircraft for the airline.
This was made known by Onyema’s lawyers, AO Alegho and Co, in a statement it issued on Friday in Nigeria.
The lawyers said this followed a ruling by the District Court in Atalanta, Georgia, United States on Friday.
The statement said: “The Indictment filed against Ebony Mayfield by the United States Attorney for Northern District of Georgia was concluded at the District Court in Atlanta, Georgia today (Friday).
“Ebony Mayfield, a former staff of Springfield Aviation Company Inc. was today (Friday) given Probation and a $4000 fine in respect of the Criminal Indictment filed against her by the United States Attorney for Northern District of Georgia after an investigation spanning over three years and involving about five agencies of the US Government. Ebony was an administrative staff with limited knowledge in Letter of Credit Transactions and pleaded guilty to one count in the indictment, presumably as she realized the futility of attempting to explain several Letters of Credit utilized for purchase of Aircraft for Air Peace Limited in a Jury trial.
“Probation is the lowest possible sentence available under US Federal Law. Ebony was not given any prison sentence, confinement or home detention by the Court. This confirms the position of our clients that there was no fraudulent intent in all the Letters of Credit,…
