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US legal website reports increased web traffic due to Tinubu’s money laundering case file

LEGAL website, PlainSite.org, on Tuesday in a tweet, said traffic to its website experienced a surge resulting from files about Bola Tinubu’s drug money forfeiture case dockets.

The website have uploaded dockets of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Tinubu’s drug money forfeiture case files in the United States (US).

The files from 1993 recently became awash on social media.


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In its tweet, PlainSite.org announced that an increase in traffic on its site by visitors were drawn to Tinubu’s money laundering files which eclipsed interest in Elon Musk’s lawsuit.

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However, The ICIR could not independently verify the claims but checks reveal that it had a total of 63,222 views as of July 19.

 

PlainSite.org is a website that posts court documents and thus makes criminal records and case dockets on individuals or entities easier to find.

The website is run by California-based software developer Aaron Greenspan.

In July 1993, when Tinubu briefly served as a senator, the US government filed a forfeiture lawsuit in Chicago against bank accounts in his name.

It was alleged, there was “probable cause” to believe they held the proceeds of heroin dealing.

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The case followed a probe by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other agencies into a trafficking network involving Nigerian suppliers.

The IRS secured warrants in January 1992 to seize almost $2 million, according to court filings.




     

     

    Tinubu settled out of court in September 1993, agreeing to give up $460,000 to the US government in exchange for the release of the rest of the money.

    Tinubu wasn’t indicted over the matter.

    There are over 14 million court dockets on PlainSite. Google adsense revealed the only docket that reportedly has a problem which is the first time since 2011 on its website involves Bola Tinubu.

    PlainSite uploaded dockets of Tinubu’s drug money forfeiture case file and in very short order, which were falsely reported to Google by unknown persons for ‘malicious software”, the website stated.

    Amos Abba is a journalist with the International Center for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, who believes that courageous investigative reporting is the key to social justice and accountability in the society.

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    5 COMMENTS

    1. Arron Greenspan has only one priority and that is to make money with his website for himself and his partner Eric Teasley, who works at Google. These two cyber stalkers don’y care who’s lives they ruin, by manipulating legal and personal information, as long as the keep their money coming in. These two individuals are running an extortion website, as they demand thousands ofdollars to suppress each URL on their website, otherwise they seek out and destroy a persons reputation.

    2. Aaron Greenspan has only one priority and that is to make money with his website for himself and his partner Eric Teasley, who works at Google. These two cyber stalkers don’y care who’s lives they ruin, by manipulating legal and personal information, as long as the keep their money coming in. These two individuals are running an extortion website, as they demand thousands ofdollars to suppress each URL on their website, otherwise they seek out and destroy a persons reputation.

    3. When someone forfeits money or property linked to criminal or drug sources, such a person cannot be said to have free. Why? Because the illegal sources of his forfeited funds etc will continue to hunt him since he can be called upon at anytime in his lifetime to proof his source of income. Failure which he cannot be trusted with public office and power. No way!

    4. THE QUESTION REMAINS WHAT DID THEY TURN UP BUT FAKE NEWS AND FALSEHOOD.

      Including, disparaging and defaming the Asiwaju for cases that were otherwise rested and resolved to his advantage back in the days.

      IT IS IDLE LOAFERS IN WANT OF WHAT TO DO AND NEED FOR ENGAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE WHO ARE SCAMPERING AROUND IN PULL-DOWN SYNDROME.

      ABAT is billed for the highest office in the Nigerian land and there is no stopping the only and main man to beat in the race, currently.

      ALL ADVERSARIES CAN KEEP UP WITH WASTING THEIR TIME.

      They are at liberty to do whatever with their time, it would not stop the wheel of progress for the Asiwaju and the plum prize.

    5. THE QUESTION REMAINS WHAT DID THEY TURN UP BUT FAKE NEWS AND FALSEHOOD.

      Including, disparaging and defaming the Asiwaju for cases that were otherwise rested and resolved to his advantage back in the days.

      IT IS IDLE LOAFERS IN WANT OF WHAT TO DO AND NEED FOR ENGAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE WHO ARE SCAMPERING AROUND IN PULL-DOWN SYNDROME.

      ABAT is billed for the highest office in the Nigerian land and there is no stopping the only and main man to beat in the race, currently.

      ALL ADVERSARIES CAN KEEP UP WITH WASTING THEIR TIME.

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