{
  "id": 4398745,
  "title": "Nigerian jailed eight years in US for stealing $7.5m from charities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/nigerian-jailed-eight-years-in-us-for-stealing-7-5m-from-charities-4398745",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerian-jailed-eight-years-in-us-for-stealing-7-5m-from-charities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Olusegun Adejorin, a Nigerian national, was sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States after being convicted of stealing over $7.5 million from two charitable organizations using a business email compromise scheme. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced the sentence, which included 96 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. US District Judge Theodore Chuang imposed the sentence for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer. Adejorin, 32, was extradited from Ghana to the United States in August 2024 to face trial. A federal jury convicted him of all charges in December 2025 after a six-day trial. The FBI, US Department of Justice, and various agencies assisted in the investigation and extradition.",
  "summary": "A Nigerian national has been sentenced to eight years in a US prison for stealing over $7.5 million from two charitable organizations through a business em Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-jailed-eight-years-in-us-for-stealing-7-5m-from-charities/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigerian jailed eight years in US for stealing $7.5m from charities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/nigerian-jailed-eight-years-in-us-for-stealing-7-5m-from-charities",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:18:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}