Extradited Nigerian National Sentenced to 7 Years and Ordered to Pay 2.8 Million in Restitution for Cyber Fraud Conspiracy

TULSA, Okla. - U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Sunday Daniel Ganyo, 38, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and transportation of stolen property. Judge Hill ordered Ganyo to 84 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. Ganyo was further order to pay $2,829,878.40 in restitution.

Ganyo was the organizer of an expansive cyber fraud scheme that targeted numerous companies throughout the United States. Ganyo used fictitious email addresses to impersonate actual officials at large companies and place orders with technology suppliers and other vendors. He would then redirect the shipments to South Africa where the stolen goods would be sold. Investigators uncovered this scheme after Ganyo placed an order with a Tulsa company worth more than $400,000 that was determined to be fraudulent mid-transit. FBI agents were able to intercept the package before it was redirected overseas and placed a tracking device in the shipment, which led to a warehouse controlled by Ganyo in South Africa. Court records show that Ganyo attempted to steal nearly 8 million dollars worth of products and ship them to South Africa and was successful in obtaining at least $2,329,144.40 worth of goods.

Ganyo, who was arrested in South Africa in January 2021 and extradited to the United States in July of 2023, pled guilty in November of 2023 and will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Following completion of his sentence, he will be deported back to his home country of Nigeria.

The Justice Department's Office of International Affairs worked with law enforcement partners from the South African Police Service to secure the arrest and extradition of Ganyo. The FBI investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. Nassar and Thomas Buscemi prosecuted the case.