CHICAGO — A 33-year-old Nigerian national has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison after admitting to running sophisticated online scams that targeted American citizens and businesses — including individuals in the Chicago area.
Ridwan Adeleke Adepoju was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly to 43 months in prison for his role in a multi-year cyber fraud operation that included phishing schemes, romance scams, and attempted tax fraud.
The schemes, which ran between 2017 and 2019, were conducted from Nigeria and relied on spoofed emails, fake social media identities, and unwitting “money mules” to move stolen funds and personal data…