Nigerian jailed in US for laundering $3.1m scam proceeds
A Nigerian national, Oluwasegun Baiyewu, has been sentenced to 95 months (7 years and 11 months) in prison in the United States for laundering more than $3.1 million in proceeds from various fraud schemes targeting US citizens. The US Department of Justice said Baiyewu, 40, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced on Thursday for his role Read More:…
Oluwasegun Baiyewu, a Nigerian national residing in Houston, Texas, has been sentenced to 95 months in prison by the United States government for his involvement in a money laundering scheme. The charges stem from his role in a conspiracy that involved multiple fraud schemes targeting US citizens between May 2020 and October 2021.
The US Department of Justice revealed that Baiyewu coordinated with at least six other co-conspirators - both in the United States and Nigeria - through encrypted messaging applications like WhatsApp. Together, they used illicit funds obtained from various schemes to purchase salvaged cars and ship them to Nigeria. One notable instance involved a business email compromise scheme that defrauded a Puerto Rican renewable energy company of approximately $280,000, which Baiyewu then laundered.
In August 2025, a federal jury convicted Baiyewu on a single count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Criminal Division's Cyber-Enabled Scam Initiative, working alongside various US federal agencies, handled the investigation and prosecution of this case.
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