Flingpord

  A  Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced an Italian woman, Floriana De Stefani, to three years’ imprisonment for laying claim to property belonging to a company, Waterside Properties Limited. Justice Mojisola Dada, who handed down the verdict on Friday, gave her a fine option of N50m. According to the court, the widow used forged documents to claim where she was a tenant following the demise of her husband, Mr Luca Signorelli. She was found guilty of count six of the charges bordering on the use of false documents and counterfeit seals, which she used to confer ownership of the property on herself. Initially, De Stefani was arraigned on five counts on March 30, 2019, and later re-arraigned on six counts of amended charges, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission dropped the criminal charge against a co-defendant, Stella Ogboru. The convict was charged with offences bordering on forgery, stealing of property and use of false documents ...