FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Nigerian Wanted Over Bank Fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has placed a $10,000 bounty on a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud-related offences.
According to a statement on the FBI’s website on Wednesday, Adediran, 56, faces charges of bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud linked to crimes allegedly committed in Illinois in 2001.
He is accused of attempting to cash fraudulent cheques and using stolen identities of American citizens to open bank and credit accounts.
The FBI disclosed that Adediran, who goes by aliases including Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Maxo Alexandre, Olumide Adkins and Edward N. Anderson, fled the Central District of Illinois in December 2001, just before his trial was due to commence.
On January 2, 2002, a federal arrest warrant was issued against him for violating conditions of release.
The FBI statement read, “Olumide Adebiyi Adediran is wanted for Violation of Conditions of Release. In August of 2001, Adediran allegedly entered a bank in Champaign, Illinois, and attempted to retrieve funds from a deposited fraudulent check. He also allegedly used stolen information of United States citizens to open bank and charge accounts. Adediran fled the Central District of Illinois at the end of December 2001, shortly before his trial was set to begin.”
The agency added that Adediran has ties to South Florida and remains on its wanted list.
He is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing about 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
“The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Olumide Adebiyi Adediran,” the bureau stated.
The public has been urged to report any information on his whereabouts to the FBI, or to the nearest United States embassy or consulate.
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