FBI offers $10,000 reward for Nigerian-born man wanted for ‘bank fraud’

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 reward for credible information leading to the arrest of Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, a 56-year-old Nigerian-born man wanted in connection with an alleged bank fraud scheme in the United States.

According to the agency, Adediran is accused of orchestrating fraudulent activities that resulted in significant financial losses.

The FBI said Adediran “allegedly used stolen information of United States citizens to open bank and charge accounts”.

In a notice published on its website on Wednesday, the FBI alleged that the suspect entered a bank in Champaign, Illinois, and “attempted to retrieve funds from a deposited fraudulent check”.

According to the bureau, Adediran fled Illinois at the end of December 2001, shortly before his trial over “federal charges of bank fraud, identification document fraud, and credit card fraud”.

Subsequently, an arrest warrant was issued against him on January 2, 2002 after he was charged with violation of conditions of release.

“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,” the statement reads.

“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 in the Central District of Illinois was set to begin on federal charges of Bank Fraud, Identification Document Fraud, and Credit Card Fraud.

“On January 2, 2002, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Adediran in the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, after he was charged with Violation of Conditions of Release.”

The FBI said anyone with information concerning the suspect should contact a local FBI office or the nearest US embassy or consulate.