Affidavit — U.S. v. Oluwaseyi Akinyemi (D. Md.)

Summary

An affidavit in support of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant against Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, filed under seal on April 5, 2021 as Document 1-1 in Case 8:21-cr-00454-TDC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; its caption bears Case No. GLS-21-0957. Aaron Klein, a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations, states there is probable cause that Akinyemi committed mail fraud, attempted mail fraud, and mail and wire fraud conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1349 from approximately July 10, 2018, to April 29, 2019. The affidavit describes a social media-based advanced fee fraud scheme in which victims were told to send cash, money orders or gift cards for promised grants or prizes, and states that at least eleven victims lost $474,145.07. It recounts a search of the residence on April 25, 2019 and an interview with Akinyemi.

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