A Nigerian man who masterminded a corporate email breach scam that robbed two charitable organisations of over $7.5 million was sentenced to eight years in federal prison in the United States.

Olusegun Adejorin, 32, was found guilty of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorised access to a protected computer to steal information. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced him to 96 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

In August 2024, Adejorin was extradited from Ghana to the United States by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for trial.

A federal jury found him guilty of all charges after a six-day trial in December 2025.

The punishment was jointly announced by Jimmy Paul, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office, and Kelly O. Hayes, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.

Adejorin committed the fraud scheme between June and August 2020, targeting two nonprofit organizations—one in Maryland and the other in New York—according to evidence presented during the trial.

The charity in New York was the victim of the fraudulent transactions, but the Maryland organization provided investment services to other organisations.

Prosecutors claim that Adejorin obtained unauthorised access to employees’ email accounts and used their identities to start and approve financial transactions.

As part of the scheme, he created fictitious domain names that enabled him to pose as employees of the nonprofit organization in New York and request withdrawals from its funds from the charity in Maryland.

Additionally, he obtained unauthorised access to the email accounts of Maryland employees and used them to send false messages confirming withdrawal requests made under the New York nonprofit’s name.

Over $7.5 million was eventually transferred from the Maryland organization to bank accounts unconnected to the intended recipient as a result of the operation.

Along with Ghanaian authorities like the FBI Legal Attaché in Accra, the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service – INTERPOL, and the National Intelligence Bureau, the US Attorney’s Office commended the FBI Baltimore Field Office for its investigation of the case.

To secure Adejorin’s extradition to the US, the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs worked with Ghanaian authorities.

The case was pursued by Assistant US Attorneys Darren Gardner and Joshua Rosenthal.