Olusegun Samson Adejorin, a 32-year-old Nigerian national, was found guilty by a federal jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, following a six-day trial. The conviction included charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer. This legal outcome follows his previous extradition from Ghana to face trial in the United States. The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes alongside the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office.
The evidence presented during the trial detailed a fraudulent scheme that took place between June and August 2020. Adejorin targeted a Maryland-based charitable organization that provided investment services and a second charitable organization located in New York. By gaining unauthorized access to employee email accounts, he was able to impersonate staff members and manipulate financial transactions between the two entities.
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To execute the fraud, Adejorin registered spoofed domain names that allowed him to pose as employees of the New York organization. He used these fake identities to request large withdrawals of funds held by the Maryland investment charity. Furthermore, he hacked into the Maryland organization’s email system to send false confirmations, ensuring the fraudulent requests appeared legitimate to all parties involved.
The scheme successfully resulted in the unauthorized transfer of more than 7.5 million dollars. These funds were diverted from the victim organizations to various bank accounts under Adejorin’s control rather than the intended recipients. Because of these actions, Adejorin faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud, along with additional time for computer fraud and a mandatory two-year consecutive sentence for identity theft.
U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang has scheduled the formal sentencing for April 10, 2026. While federal law dictates maximum possible penalties, the final sentence will be determined based on specific sentencing guidelines and statutory factors. The investigation was led by the FBI, with prosecution handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
Source: Nigerian National Convicted Of Wire Fraud Identity Theft And Computer Hacking