Nigerian tech personality Sapphire Egemasi, known online as a “tech queen,” faces over 20 years in prison following her April 2025 arrest by the FBI in the Bronx, New York, for her role in a major fraud syndicate. Previously based in Cambridge, UK, Egemasi was apprehended alongside Ghanaian accomplice Samuel Kwadwo Osei, the alleged ringleader.
Court documents detail that from September 2021 to February 2023, the syndicate targeted U.S. government agencies, defrauding them of millions. Egemasi created spoof websites to steal login credentials from officials, enabling the group to divert funds, including nearly $1 million from the city of Kentucky to accounts at PNC Bank and Bank of America. She also allegedly laundered the stolen money through multiple wire transfers.
Egemasi reportedly met her Ghanaian co-conspirators during a prior stay in Ghana, becoming the tech mastermind of the operation. To conceal her activities, she falsely claimed internships at companies like British Petroleum, H&M, and Zara. Her lavish lifestyle, showcased on LinkedIn with posts about trips to Portugal, Greece, and other destinations, is now believed to have been funded by the fraud.
Egemasi and her associates are in custody in Lexington, Kentucky, awaiting trial. If convicted, they face significant prison time, fines, and deportation after serving their sentences.
Source: African Publicity
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