U.S. Court Rules that Nigerian Governmental Entities Have No Immunity Over Civil Racketeering Charges for Advance Fee Accusations

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Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
16
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 
On December 9, 1999, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's opinion that jurisdiction existed over the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Republic of Nigeria (RN) and the National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in connection with a civil racketeering suit stemming from an advance fee fraud scheme.