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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has placed a $10,000 bounty on a Nigerian suspected fraudster, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who is linked to bank fraud in the United States.
The agency declared the 56-year-old wanted for bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud linked to crimes in Illinois in 2001.
The FBI alleged that the suspect attempted to cash fraudulent cheques and used stolen identities of US citizens to open bank accounts.
The suspect is known by several nicknames, including “Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Maxo Alexandre, Olumide Adkins, and Edward N. Anderson.
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Adediran, according to the FBI, fled the Central District of Illinois in December 2001, before his federal trial was scheduled to begin.
The agency revealed the suspect has ties to South Florida and remains on its wanted list.
“The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Olumide Adebiyi Adediran,” it said in a notice released on Thursday.
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