US Court Sentences Nigerian Hacker to 90 Months for $1.2m Email Fraud
James Junior Aliyu, a 30-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to 90 months in a US federal prison for his role in a coordinated business email compromise scheme. He was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering after admitting plans to hack corporate email servers and divert funds. Aliyu was extradited from South Africa and ordered to forfeit $1.2 million and pay $2.4 million in restitution to victims. Upon completing his sentence, he will be deported from the United States. Homeland Security Investigations agents in Maryland and South Africa led the probe, underscoring strong international cooperation against organized cyber fraud networks.
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