FBI offers $10,000 reward for Nigerian wanted over bank fraud in US
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, a Nigerian national wanted for multiple fraud-related offences in the United States. According to a statement released on the FBI’s website on Wednesday, the 56-year-old fugitive is facing charges of bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud linked to alleged crimes in Illinois dating back to 2001. Adediran, who uses several aliases including Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Maxo Alexandre, Olumide Adkins, and Edward N. Anderson, allegedly attempted to cash fraudulent checks and used stolen identities of US citizens to open bank and credit accounts. The FBI said he fled the Central District of Illinois in December 2001, shortly before his trial was due to begin. A federal arrest warrant was issued on January […]
