The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offenses.
According to a statement posted on the FBI’s website on Wednesday, Adediran is charged with bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud in connection with suspected crimes in Illinois dating back to 2001.
The 56-year-old, also known as Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Maxo Alexandre, Olumide Adkins, and Edward N. Anderson, is accused of attempting to cash bogus checks and opening bank and credit accounts with stolen identities of US people.
According to the FBI, Adediran escaped the Central District of Illinois in December 2001, just before his trial was scheduled to begin.
On January 2, 2002, a federal arrest warrant was issued for violating the release conditions.
The statement read, “Olumide Adebiyi Adediran is wanted for violation of conditions of release. In August of 2001, Adediran allegedly entered a bank in Champaign, Illinois, and attempted to retrieve funds from a deposited fraudulent check.
“He also allegedly used stolen information of United States citizens to open bank and charge accounts. Adediran fled the Central District of Illinois at the end of December 2001, shortly before his trial in the Central District of Illinois was set to begin on federal charges of bank fraud, identification document fraud, and credit card fraud.
“On January 2, 2002, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Adediran in the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, after he was charged with Violation of Conditions of Release.”
The FBI mentioned that Adediran has ties to South Florida and remains on its wanted list.
He is described as being 5’11” tall, weighing 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
“The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Olumide Adebiyi Adediran,” the agency stated.
The Bureau urged anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact its offices in the United States or the nearest American embassy or consulate.
