37-year-old Nigerian man, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, has been extradited to the District of Nebraska in the United States on a charge of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud filed in 2019.
Kayode, who is accused of being part of a $6 million business email compromise (BEC) scheme between 2015 and 2016, was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, and was arrested in Ghana in April 2023 and ultimately released to FBI special agents who took him to the US.
He had an initial appearance on the Indictment on Wednesday December 11, 2024, and US Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson ordered he should remain in custody pending trial.
Kayode allegedly helped defraud businesses by providing bank accounts used in the scam.
The scheme involved co-conspirators impersonating company executives via spoofed emails, tricking employees into wiring funds.
Victims of romance scams were also reportedly used to launder money through their accounts.
Many of his co-conspirators have already been convicted, with sentences ranging from 45 to 96 months in prison.
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