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BREAKING: Money Laundering: Appeal Court Okays Judgment Convicting Faisal Maina

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday okayed the judgment convicting Faisal, the son of the jailed ex-Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who was reportedly involved in conspiracy and money laundering.

However, in the ruling delivered by a three-member panel of the appellate court, his term of imprisonment was reduced from 14 years to seven years on the grounds that he is a first-time offender.

It was of the view that being a first-time offender, the trial court ought not to have handed the convict the maximum punishment under the law.

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