Nigerian National Convicted by Federal Jury of Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Unauthorized Access to Protected Computer

A Nigerian national, Olusegun Samson Adejorin, 32, was convicted by a federal jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information, after a six-day trial. He had been extradited from Ghana in connection with the case. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland announced the guilty verdict, with involvement noted from the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office.

Evidence at trial showed that between June and August 2020 Adejorin defrauded Victim 1, a Maryland charitable organisation, and Victim 2, a New York charity, by gaining access to employee email accounts and impersonating staff to trigger fraudulent financial transfers. He registered spoofed domain names to pose as Victim 2 employees and caused more than $7.5 million of Victim 2’s funds to be sent from Victim 1 to accounts not belonging to Victim 2.

Adejorin faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each of five counts of wire fraud, up to five years for unauthorized access to a protected computer, and a mandatory two-year sentence for aggravated identity theft, with sentencing scheduled for Friday, 10 April 2026, according to Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.