FBI Nabs Nigerians Christopher Falade, Son Emmanuel Over $2.2m Housing Fraud in U.S.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Nigerians, Christopher Falade, 62, and his son, Emmanuel Falade, 32, alongside six others, for their alleged roles in a $2.2 million housing stabilization fraud scheme in Minnesota.

The indictment, announced Thursday, according to PEOPLES GAZETTE accuses the defendants of defrauding the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) Programme by inflating reimbursement claims and diverting funds meant to support vulnerable residents.

According to prosecutors, the Falades operated Faladcare Inc., a registered HSS provider tasked with offering housing consulting, transition, and support services. Instead, they allegedly created fraudulent claims for about 100 beneficiaries, siphoning program payments far above the value of services delivered.

“Over the course of years, the Falades and their conspirators created and submitted Program reimbursement claims that were inflated and fraudulent,” the DoJ stated. “By doing so, Faladcare received Program payments far exceeding the HSS services they had actually provided.”

Investigators allege that much of the fraud proceeds were distributed among their co-conspirators and Faladcare employees.

Others charged in the case include Moktar Hassan Aden (30), Mustafa Dayib Ali (29), Khalid Ahmed Dayib (26), Abdifitah Mohamud Mohamed (27), Asad Ahmed Adow (26), and Anwar Ahmed Adow (25).

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson described the charges as “the first wave” in an ongoing probe into widespread fraud draining Minnesota’s social programs.

“It feels never ending,” Mr Thompson said. “I have spent my career as a fraud prosecutor, and the depth of the fraud in Minnesota takes my breath away. The fraud must be stopped.”

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