Email spoofing costs Katy, Texas man convicted of stealing $280K-plus from Locust Grove business

A Katy, Texan businessman who got caught up with an email spoofing scam that went sideways for him and his Orange County victim was sentenced Monday in the county’s circuit court.

Adekunle Olesegun Obikoya, 38, worked with a number of other potential co-defendants scamming a Locust Grove business out of $280,890.30 over a two-week period in June-July, 2024.

According to Orange County Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Russel Henderson, the defendant and possibly others found a subcontractor of the company, then the Locust Grove business using a similar email address…

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