HOUSTON, TEXAS TOPS THE LIST OF NIGERIAN CRIMINALS & CRIMES IN USA     "How to Rob a Bank."   United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announces the results of Operation Stolen Dreams at a press conference. Participants included FBI Houston Field Division Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers, Special Agent in Charge Rodney E. Clarke of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), United States Secret Service (USSS) Special Agent in Charge Timothy Foley of the Houston Field Office and Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Kedric McKnight Nigerian government protests CNN's featured story Saturday about Nigerians in America--especially Nigerians in Houston--of fraud and bank robbery. ONE CNN CENTER, Atlanta, GA 30303-2762 MARK NELSON Vice President & Senior Executive Producer             404.827.5343       Fax: 404.878.1010 mark.nelson@... The Nigerian Leadership Council (USA) c/o Chief Temitope Ajayi President, All Nigeria American Congress nigeriancandf@... Dear Chief Ajayi, Rick Davis and Andy Segal have given me your letter . We appreciate your comments on "How to Rob a Bank." As the senior executive producer who oversaw the production, please allow me to respond. First and foremost, I assure you our program was not produced in bad faith. As you know, identity theft is a growing problem. While banks and credit card companies bear most of the losses, the average citizen spends 40 hours cleaning up the mess. Ultimately, the cost of this fraud is passed on to consumers. Several fraudsters in our program are American. The Nigerians fraudsters were described as being part of "the underside of Houston's Nigerian community" -- not part of the mainstream. In fact, in describing Houston's Nigerian community, we stated that: "More than two-thirds are college graduates. A higher rate than their white neighbors. " "Among the elite: A vascular surgeon. Two married professors. A chemical engineer. And airline pilot Isaac Agbaniyaka." Captain Agbaniyaka said: The United States is "a place where you can come and put in honest work and progress." He also said: "The well-educated Nigerians: they do honest jobs, even if it means doing menial jobs to survive. It was clear to viewers that honest, hard-working Nigerians condemn what the fraudsters are doing. Nonetheless, I understand that comments in our program made by the convicted fraudster, Mr. Anthony Olubunmi Bonojo, who opined that 40% of Nigerians in the US are involved with fraud, may have been misconstrued. We regret any mistaken impressions that may have caused. Mr. Bonojo was stating his opinion - based on his experience with other Nigerians who have committed similar crimes. However, in future broadcasts of "How to Rob a Bank," we intend to remove certain comments to eliminate any possible confusion. CNN is the only U.S. television network to maintain a bureau in Lagos. We pride ourselves on our worldwide reach and our commitment to cover news anywhere. We strive to be the best in our business and in that spirit; I hope you will continue to share your thoughts on our coverage. Mark Nelson Vice President & Senior Executive Producer CNN Procductions Nigerian government protests CNN's featured story Saturday about Nigerians in America--especially Nigerians in Houston--of fraud and bank robbery.