The United States Department of Justice announced the sentence in a statement issued on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Adejorin was sentenced by US District Judge Theodore Chuang to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after being convicted of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and unauthorised access to a protected computer to obtain information.
The Nigerian was extradited from Ghana to the United States by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in August 2024 to face prosecution.
Following a six-day trial in December 2025, a federal jury found Adejorin guilty on all charges.
According to evidence presented during the trial, Adejorin carried out the fraud between June and August 2020, targeting two charitable organisations based in Maryland and New York.
The Maryland-based organisation provided investment services to other organisations, while the New York charity was targeted through unauthorised access to employees’ email accounts.
Prosecutors said Adejorin impersonated employees of the New York organisation to make fraudulent requests for the withdrawal of funds held by the Maryland organisation.
As part of the scheme, he allegedly registered spoofed domain names to impersonate employees and send fraudulent withdrawal requests.
Adejorin also gained unauthorised access to email accounts belonging to employees of the Maryland organisation and used them to falsely confirm the fraudulent requests.
The scheme ultimately resulted in more than $7.5 million belonging to the New York charity being transferred from the Maryland organisation to bank accounts controlled by individuals who were not authorised to receive the funds.
US Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence alongside Jimmy Paul, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office.
Hayes commended the FBI Baltimore Field Office and other law enforcement agencies in the United States and Ghana for their roles in investigating the case and securing Adejorin’s extradition.
The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs worked with Ghanaian authorities to facilitate the extradition.
Assistant US Attorneys Joshua Rosenthal and Darren Gardner prosecuted the case.
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