Overview

• Adepoju pleaded guilty in March 2025 to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in Chicago.
• From 2017 to 2019 he orchestrated phishing scams, romance fraud and bogus tax returns targeting U.S. individuals and businesses.
• Authorities estimate the schemes drained between $40,000 and $95,000 and relied on spoofed emails, fake social media profiles and unwitting money mules.
• He was arrested at a UK airport in October 2023 and extradited to the United States in August 2024.
• Despite his lawyers’ recommendation of a 30-month term based on his upbringing and reform efforts, a judge imposed 43 months and he faces likely deportation after release.