A 41-year-old Nigerian, Babajide Adesayo, has been convicted by a federal jury in the United States for laundering more than $2.7 million allegedly obtained from victims of romance fraud and other online scams.
The United States Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Wednesday, saying Adesayo was found guilty on August 6, 2026, after an eight-day trial.
Adesayo, who resides in Douglasville, Georgia, was convicted on two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering and 16 counts of transactional money laundering.
According to the US Department of Justice, the offences were committed between April 2020 and September 2021 as fraudsters allegedly targeted elderly victims through online relationships.
The victims were reportedly deceived by individuals posing as friends, business associates or romantic partners before being asked to provide money for fabricated reasons, including business equipment, medical expenses, injuries and alleged imprisonment.
Court evidence showed that
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