Nigerian Fugitive Adetunji Abudu Arrested After 7 Years
Adetunji Abudu, a Nigerian man from Lagos, was arrested on October 26, 2026, by the FBI after attempting to re-enter the United States from Istanbul, Turkey. Abudu had been a fugitive for seven years, having fled the U.S. in 2019 following a court-authorized search of his residence in North Providence, Rhode Island, conducted by FBI Boston.
He is one of six defendants charged in connection with a scheme that involved laundering millions of dollars obtained through fraud operations primarily targeting elderly American residents. The FBI stated that Abudu's arrest resulted from his own decision to return to the U.S., which provided authorities the opportunity to detain him.
At the time of the announcement, no further details about the other five defendants were disclosed by the FBI.
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