Nigerian tech character and software program developer Sapphire Egemasi has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in reference to an alleged multi-million-dollar web fraud and cash laundering scheme.
Egemasi, who’s affiliated with the developer platform Devpost, was apprehended in New York alongside Samuel Kwadwo Osei, who’s believed to be the ringleader of the cybercriminal community.
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The duo is accused of orchestrating a collection of subtle online scams targeting numerous United States authorities companies. Based on court docket filings, the illicit actions reportedly occurred between September 2021 and February 2023.
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Investigators declare that Egemasi performed a pivotal function within the fraud operation by growing pretend web sites that intently mimicked official U.S. authorities portals. These counterfeit websites have been used to deceive victims into coming into their login credentials, which have been then exploited to entry delicate accounts and switch substantial sums of cash into accounts managed by the group.
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One notable incident highlighted within the paperwork concerned the theft of $965,000 from the federal government of Kentucky. This sum was allegedly deposited right into a PNC Checking account in August 2022. Across the similar interval, a further $330,000 was reportedly transferred right into a Financial institution of America account additionally linked to the suspects.
The arrests have been made following a federal grand jury indictment in 2024, which charged the people with a number of offences, together with internet fraud and conspiracy to launder cash.
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Egemasi and her co-defendants are presently in federal custody and are being held pending trial in Lexington, Kentucky.
