A 43-year-old Nigerian, Akinade Adedeji Raheem, was extradited to the United States and appeared in federal court in Atlanta on October 26, 2026. U.S. prosecutors say he was part of a scheme that filed more than 300 false tax returns between 2018 and 2023, seeking more than $100 million in fraudulent refunds from the IRS. The alleged network is described as using identity theft of taxpayers and tax professionals, then directing refunds to prepaid cards before laundering funds through financial instruments. Investigators say some of that money was used to buy used vehicles, with some vehicles shipped to Nigeria. Raheem had been indicted on February 24, 2026, and was arrested after arriving in Benin on April 15, based on an Interpol red notice. His extradition took place in the week before a ministry announcement, and U.S. authorities presented him as the second extradition from Benin to the United States. He is charged with conspiracy to commit electronic and postal fraud and to launder money, along with aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors also say another man, Abayomi Quadri Eletu, was arrested in the United Kingdom, where extradition proceedings were ongoing as of October 27. Raheem remains in custody awaiting the next steps in the U.S. proceedings. He remains presumed innocent.