The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has placed a $10,000 bounty on Nigerian national Olumide Adediran, who is wanted in the United States for his alleged involvement in bank fraud and related financial crimes.
The 56-year-old, who also goes by several aliases including Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Maxo Alexandre, Olumide Adkins, and Edward N. Anderson, is accused of attempting to cash fraudulent checks and using the stolen identities of U.S. citizens to open bank and credit accounts.
Adediran faces charges of bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud in connection with alleged crimes committed in Illinois as far back as 2001.
According to the FBI, in a statement published on its website yesterday, Adediran fled the Central District of Illinois in December 2001, shortly before his scheduled federal trial.
A U.S. District Court subsequently issued a warrant for his arrest on January 2, 2002.
Describing him as 5’11” tall, weighing 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, the FBI noted that Adediran has ties to South Florida and remains on its wanted list.
The agency further urged anyone with credible information on his whereabouts to contact any FBI field office in the U.S. or the nearest American embassy or consulate.
