Four men are to stand trial in Exeter in connection to a major fraud. Tyler Richardson, Babafikayo Jubrill, Emmenual Okunoran and Touieeb Shitta are jointly accused of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.
The charge states that between May 2019 and January 2021 the accused carried out a scam in which they claimed to represent the interests of 18 companies and could recover losses sustained in previous investments schemes. The names of the companies included TMT Investments; Elite Wines; Dream Lodge Group and Regent Capital Holdings.
The court was told the charges have been brought following a specialist fraud division by police in Devon and Cornwall and one of the alleged victims was based in Exeter.
The men appeared via video link to enter pleas. Richardson, 26, Jubrill, 28, Okunoran, 29, and Shitta, all from London, each pleaded not guilty to the charge. A trial is due to take place next year.
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