Nigerian man, wife arrested for $575,000 credit card fraud and identity th3ft scheme in US

A Nigerian man, Opeyemi Olujobi, also known as “Tyler Olujobi,” and his wife, Jennie Davidson, are reportedly facing a potential sentence of up to 50 years in prison after being arrested in connection with a credit card fraud and identity th3ft operation in New York, United States.

The case was announced in a press release by the through the office of the . The statement was issued by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton alongside Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the .

According to the announcement dated April 21, 2026, the couple is accused of involvement in a scheme involving credit card fraud and identity theft, charges that could carry a combined maximum sentence of 50 years if convicted.

“As alleged, Tyler Olujobi and Jennie Davidson, enriched themselves by impersonating hard-working New Yorkers and exploiting the good credit their victims had spent years building,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.

“After using the U.S. Postal Service to further their scheme, the Defendants embarked on a half-million-dollar spending spree at retail stores across the Tri-State Area.

“This Office and our law enforcement partners are committed to protecting New Yorkers from thieves who profit from other people’s hard-earned credit, and we will continue to bring perpetrators of these shameless fraud schemes to justice.”

Olujobi, 28, and Davidson, 29, are charged with using stolen credit cards in the names of hundreds of victims, which they had mailed to them as part of a conspiracy to fraudulently take over those victims’ accounts and make over half a million dollars in unauthorized purchases.

The couple were arrested in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Tuesday morning, April 21 and later appeared in White Plains federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause.

“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is firmly committed to investigating those who use the U.S. Mail to steal personally identifying information and take advantage of the American public,” said USPIS Inspector in Charge Ketty Larco-Ward. 

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