Nigerian In U.S. Illegally Charged With Florida-Related Irma Fraud

HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Prosecutors in Texas say a Nigerian who’s in the U.S. illegally has been charged with Hurricane Irma-related fraud for trying to obtain a nearly $119,000 home disaster loan in Florida.
Records show Oluseyi Jeremiah Olagoke Adebayo was indicted March 8 and faced a federal court hearing Thursday in Houston. He’s charged with fraud in connection with a major disaster, forgery or false use of a passport and aggravated identity theft.
Irma struck Florida la