Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges related to a $6 million cyber fraud scheme.
Kayode, who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, was arrested in Ghana in April 2023 and extradited to Nebraska following a formal request from the US.
Kayode is accused of participating in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme between January 2015 and September 2016, which defrauded businesses in Nebraska and other states of over $6 million.
The scheme involved impersonating high-ranking executives to trick employees into making fraudulent wire transfers. Many of the bank accounts used to receive the illicit funds belonged to victims of internet romance scams.
Kayode made his initial court appearance on December 11, 2024, before United States Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson, who ordered his detention pending trial.
Several of Kayode’s co-conspirators have already been convicted and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 45 to 96 months.
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