Court convicts Nigerian of $7.5m charity fraud in US

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A 32 years old Nigerian national, Olusegun Adejorin, has been convicted of defrauding two charitable organisations of more than $7.5 million and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

According to a DOJ press release cited by PUNCH Online on Saturday, Adejorin, who was extradited from Ghana, was found guilty of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorised access to a protected computer after a six-day trial in Maryland federal court.

The DOJ said Adejorin targeted a charity in Maryland and another in New York between June and August 2020.

He allegedly accessed employee email accounts, impersonated staff, and manipulated financial transactions to divert funds.“After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted Olusegun Samson Adejorin, 32, a Nigerian national, of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information. Adejorin was previously extradited from Ghana in connection with the case,” the statement said. Punch