A federal jury in United States has found 32‑year‑old Nigerian national, Olusegun Samson Adejorin, guilty of orchestrating a sophisticated fraud that siphoned over $7.5 million from two U.S.‑based charitable organisations.
Gatekeepers News reports that the verdict was delivered in Maryland federal court after a six‑day trial that concluded on December 18, 2025.
Authorities said Adejorin was convicted on multiple counts, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer, in connection with a cyber scheme carried out between June and August 2020.
Prosecutors outlined how he targeted a charity in Maryland that provided investment services and another in New York by hijacking employee email accounts and impersonating staff to manipulate financial transactions.
According to court records, Adejorin registered fake online domains resembling the New York charity’s email system and sent fraudulent withdrawal requests to the Maryland organisation.
He then illegally accessed the Maryland charity’s email accounts to send confirmations, making the deceptive transfers appear legitimate. These actions ultimately caused more than $7.5 million to be sent to bank accounts unrelated to the intended charities.
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland emphasised the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in uncovering the complex cyber trail that led to Adejorin’s conviction and thanked the prosecution team for their work.
If sentenced to the maximum penalties, Adejorin faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each wire fraud count, up to five years for unauthorized computer access, and a mandatory two‑year term for aggravated identity theft, which must run consecutively to other sentences imposed.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 10, 2026 before U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang, and actual punishment may be lower depending on federal guidelines and statutory factors.
