Gohil

Mr. Gohil received the seven-year sentence in March after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud Nigeria's Delta and Akwa Ibom States of more than $37 million in relation to the proceeds of the sale of shares in a telecom concern owned by those states.

U.K. and Nigeria Seek Former Politician Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

A jury found the lawyer, 46-year-old Bhadresh Gohil, guilty on five money-laundering charges in November.

U.K. and Nigeria Seek Former Politician Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

The advisers included lawyer Bhadresh Gohil, whom a British court earlier this year sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison.

More Asset Searches Lead to 'Front Men' Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

Mr. Gohil received an additional seven-year sentence in March in a related case, bringing the total to ten years in prison.

U.K. and Nigeria Seek Former Politician Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

Mr. Gohil admitted to charges that he conspired with others to siphon off sale proceeds into a front company to launder the money.

U.K. and Nigeria Seek Former Politician Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

As part of the alleged laundering scheme, a jury found 46-year-old Mr. Gohil guilty of conspiring with the politician to attempt to purchase a Challenger Jet and buying property on the English coast, among other things.

More Asset Searches Lead to 'Front Men' Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

Lawyer Bhadresh Gohil receives two sentences in U.K., for 10 years total, after being found guilty of conspiring to launder money for a former Nigerian state politician.

More Asset Searches Lead to 'Front Men' Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

Then there was Sir Ivan Wilzig , a recording artist and philanthropist who vowed to go ahead with a party he has planned for Saturday night—zero hour for Irene's arrive—at his mansion in Southampton to welcome India's Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil to Long Island.

Girding for Storm, Worried or Not Andrew Grossman 2011

Mr. Gohil also pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud two Nigerian states of more than $37 million in relation to the sale of state-owned shares in a telecom concern.

More Asset Searches Lead to 'Front Men' Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

In court Friday, wearing spectacles and a gray sweatshirt, Mr. Gohil listened to the proceedings.

U.K. and Nigeria Seek Former Politician Cassell Bryan-Low 2011