Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over internet fraud, information theft
SOURCE Myjoyonline The exterior of the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington. Photo by Jonathan Ernst A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in Northern Ohio, and other places. The 31-year-old Blessing Adeleke had earlier been arrested in Accra by the Ghana Police Service on Monday, March 14, 2022. He is facing 17 counts of indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and 16 counts of bank fraud using an online business. According to the US Department of Justice , Adeleke served as an administrator for an online store – Shad0w.info – between January, 2014 and October, 2016 through which compromised data, such as credit numbers and personally identifiable information (PII), were sold. He reportedly shared some of the details with others, including co-defendant Kylie Ann Harlow who has already pleaded guilty to her role in the scheme and w...