Obinwanne Okeke, the man once hailed as Africa's next big entrepreneur, has walked free from US federal prison.
Bureau of Prisons records confirm he's no longer in custody as of December 23, 2025.This development has sparked talk of deportation back to Nigeria, tied to his plea deal.
Okeke, known as "Invictus," was nabbed at Dulles Airport in 2019 over a massive business email scam.
He confessed to the charges and landed a 10-year sentence in 2021 for defrauding victims of about $11 million. US Justice Department files lay out the full scheme.Why the early exit? Reports say it's unclear, maybe supervised release or time served, but it doesn't match his original timeline.
US authorities haven't commented yet.Back home, Nigerian courts grabbed assets linked to Okeke's companies as part of recovery efforts. It's a blow from his probe into international fraud.
Once a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and boss of the Invictus Group, Okeke's story from boardrooms to bars warns of the steep price of white-collar crime.
Nigerian media now eye his return, with immigration officials reportedly gearing up for deportation. We'll keep watching for the next news.
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