A Nigerian man, Atuchukwu Markrufus Onyeanusi, has been convicted in the United States for fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other official documents.
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The United States Department of Justice announced in a statement on Tuesday that Onyeanusi, 32, was sentenced on May 20, 2026, to time already served, which was just under six months in custody.
He was also sentenced to one year of supervised release and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, as well as a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Onyeanusi had been indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2025 on charges of fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents, false, fictitious or fraudulent document or writing, and aggravated identity theft.
He pleaded guilty on February 27, 2026.
According to the Department of Justice, Onyeanusi is an alien with lawful permanent resident status in the United States.
The case arose after law enforcement officers in Oklahoma stopped a vehicle driven by Onyeanusi for speeding on November 10, 2025.
During the traffic stop, officers found that he was in possession of a Texas commercial driver’s licence bearing his photograph but carrying another person’s name.
He was also found with an employer identification card for the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board in Rapid City, South Dakota, bearing the same false name.
The identification card described him as a “Cyber Threat Analyst.”
Investigators said Onyeanusi used the false Texas commercial driver’s licence and a false Social Security card bearing the same name to obtain employment at the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board.
He was also accused of falsely claiming on an employment immigration form that he was a United States citizen.
Following his guilty plea, the court sentenced him to time served, supervised release and financial penalties.
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