Eric Abakporo
A former Brooklyn-based civil attorney, and Pastor of the Deeper Life
Bible Church, Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo, was today 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. He was led away in handcuffs.
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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.
As Abakporo was away in handcuffs, his wife and two children wept openly in the courtroom.
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