MARYLAND (WBFF) — A Nigerian national, Samson Adejorin, 32, has been convicted of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
Officials announced on Dec. 18 that, following a six-day trial, Adejorin now faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each of the five counts of wire fraud. He also faces five years for unauthorized computer access and a mandatory two-year sentence for aggravated identity theft, to run consecutively.
Authorities reported that Adejorin had previously been extradited from Ghana in connection with the case.
Evidence presented at trial showed that between June and August 2020, Adejorin orchestrated a scheme to defraud a Maryland-based charitable organization providing investment services. He also targeted a New York charitable organization, gaining unauthorized access to employee email accounts and impersonating staff to initiate fraudulent financial transactions.
Adejorin registered spoofed domain names to mimic employees and sent emails from the Maryland organization, tricking banks into sending over $7.5 million from the New York organization’s accounts.
His sentencing is scheduled for Friday, April 10, 2026.
