FBI Seeks Emmanuella Hall for Skipping Eight-Year Sentence

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has initiated a manhunt for Emuobosan Emmanuella Hall, a 46-year-old Nigerian-born woman, who has been indicted for failing to report to federal prison to serve an eight-year sentence for her role in a multimillion-dollar romance fraud scheme. Hall, a Nigerian citizen and permanent resident of the United States, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

She was indicted on October 23, 2026, after failing to comply with a federal judge's order to report to prison by March 25, 2026. US District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced her to 96 months in January 2026.

Hall's last known location was Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where her GPS monitoring device ceased functioning. Although she provided flight details to her probation officer indicating she would travel to Minnesota, airline records confirmed she did not board the flight.

The FBI has placed her on its wanted list and is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to her arrest.