Sunday Daniel Ganyo, 38, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for his role in a wide-ranging cyber fraud operation that defrauded companies across the United States. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill also ordered Ganyo to pay restitution of $2,829,878.40.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Ganyo masterminded a scheme that used fraudulent emails to impersonate corporate officials and place fake orders with technology suppliers and other vendors. These goods, which included high-value items, were then shipped to South Africa, where they were sold.
The scheme came to light when Ganyo attempted to place a fraudulent order worth over $400,000 with a Tulsa-based company. The FBI intervened mid-shipment, intercepting the package before it could be sent overseas. Authorities tracked the goods to a warehouse in South Africa controlled by Ganyo using a tracking device placed in the intercepted shipment.
Court records show that Ganyo tried to steal nearly $8 million worth of products, successfully obtaining at least $2.3 million worth of stolen merchandise. After his arrest in South Africa in January 2021 and subsequent extradition to the U.S. in July 2023, Ganyo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and transportation of stolen property.
Upon completing his prison sentence, Ganyo will be deported to his home country of Nigeria.
