The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has put up a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Emuobosan Emmanuella Hall, a Nigerian woman who failed to report to prison to begin an eight-year sentence for her role in a romance fraud scheme in the United States.
The US Department of Justice announced the reward on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after a federal grand jury indicted the 46-year-old for failing to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons as ordered. An arrest warrant has been issued, and she remains at large.
Hall, a Nigerian citizen and US permanent resident who lived in Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to 96 months in January 2026 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
She was directed to report to her designated facility by March 25, 2026, but never did.
Investigators said data from her electronic monitoring device placed her last known location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 24, 2026, where the device stopped transmitting.
Hall had told her probation officer she was travelling to Minnesota, where she was assigned to serve her term. Airline records, however, showed she did not board the flight.
The scheme targeted mostly older women across the US. According to court records, its members posed as military generals, philanthropists or entrepreneurs based abroad, and built relationships with victims on social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram.
Victims were then persuaded to send money under false pretences, including claims that the funds were needed for charity work or to treat sick relatives.
Hall and her co-defendant, Kenneth G. Akpieyi, used a company, Le Beau Monde LLC, to run the operation. Hall deposited victims’ money into accounts held in the company’s name, then moved it to other financial institutions, including foreign banks.
She was held responsible for $851,207 in victim losses. Akpieyi was sentenced to 25 years in prison in January 2026.
Hall now faces up to 10 additional years in prison if convicted of failing to report. The new charge is separate from the eight-year sentence she was already ordered to serve.
The Department of Justice noted that the indictment contains allegations that must be proven beyond reasonable doubt.
The FBI is asking anyone with information on her whereabouts to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip through its online portal.
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