Nigerian Man Arrested in U.S. for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Targeting Veterans’ Health Group

Edikan Adiakpan, 33, has been arrested in the U.S. over a business email scam that defrauded multiple organizations, including a veterans’ medical research group. He faces charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and running an unlicensed money transfer operation, with a possible 20-year prison sentence if convicted.