NY-AG v. Ishmael Osekre

Ishmael Osekre allegedly scammed thousands of people who bought tickets to the New York City African Food Festival in 2016 and the New York City Pizza and Burger Festivals in 2017 by deceiving them into paying for food and entertainment that were never provided. Osekre also allegedly cheated the production staff, vendors, and contractors that he hired for the events by not paying them or issuing bad checks to those who refused to work without payment, according to NY-AG.

Summary generated from official New York Attorney General press release