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Nigerian National Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection With Business Email Compromise Scam

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Greenbelt, Maryland – A Nigerian national learned that he is headed to federal prison for eight years, today, after he executed a business email compromise scam to steal millions from two charitable organizations. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced Olusegun Adejorin, 32, to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information. 

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South African national charged with yearslong identity theft and credit card fraud scheme targeting gym patrons across North Texas

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a South African national with a long history of fraud and identity related offenses was charged in a federal criminal complaint Aug. 25 with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft following an extensive multi agency investigation.

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Nigarian Extradited to the U.S. after being Indicted for Financially-Motivated Sextortion Scheme that Caused Death of a Mississippi Teenager

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26 years old, of Lagos, Nigeria, has been extradited to the United States from Nigeria to face prosecution in an unsealed indictment for the financially-motivated sextortion of a Mississippi minor, which lead to the victim’s death. The three-count federal indictment charges Adekunle with the sexual exploitation of a minor resulting in death, the production of child sexual abuse material, coercion and enticement of a minor, and interstate threats with intent to extort. He appeared in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi for an initial appearance on August 28, 2026. 

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Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy completes Dry Dock 4 seismic modernization at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility

Source: United States Navy

The Navy on Aug. 26 marked the completion of the seismic retrofit of Dry Dock 4 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF). Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest executed the $377.7 million modernization project contract, which reinforced the structural integrity of the historic dry dock against future seismic events as a part of the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP).

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 71 Border-Related Cases This Week

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 71 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world’s busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America’s eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico’s second largest city).

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Honduran Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Violating the Travel Act

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Honduran national, Wilson Garcia Hernandez, 29, who overstayed his visa and has lived illegally in the United States since October 2024, pled guilty today to violating the Travel Act.The Travel Act prohibits, among other things, using facilities in interstate commerce, such as cellphones and computers, to carry on unlawful activities, including prostitution.