A Nigerian, Abiola Kayode, 37, who had been on the most wanted list of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been extradited from Ghana to Nebraska, U.S., following a Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Indictment, filed in August 2019.
According to a statement by the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Nebraska, Kayode was arrested by authorities in Ghana and handed to FBI special agents who brought him to Nebraska pursuant to a U.S. request for his extradition.
He had an initial appearance on the Indictment on December 11, 2024, and was ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson to remain detained pending trial.
How Kayode allegedly operated
Kayode is alleged to have participated in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme from January 2015 to September 2016.
The BEC scheme defrauded businesses in the District of Nebraska and elsewhere of more than…
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