Former Oklahoma college student sentenced to prison in counterfeit scheme

 
By Jay F. Marks
Published: September 8, 2008

A former Oklahoma college student was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in an international counterfeiting scheme.

Hamzat O. Gafar , 20, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy charges in federal court in Oklahoma City . He admitted to distributing bogus rebate checks that had been mailed from Nigeria .

Gafar, a Nigerian citizen, was arrested in February after U.S. Immigration and Customs ...


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