The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Nigerian woman, Emuobosan Emmanuella Hall, who failed to report to prison to begin serving 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 Hall, 46, for failing to report to the Bureau of Prisons as ordered.
Hall, a Nigerian citizen and US permanent resident living in Atlanta, Georgia, is currently at large, and an arrest warrant has been issued for her.
According to the Department of Justice, Hall was sentenced to 96 months in prison in January 2026 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
She was ordered to report to her designated prison facility by March 25, 2026, but failed to comply.
Investigators said data from Hall’s 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 informed her probation officer that she would travel to Minnesota, where she was assigned to serve her sentence. However, airline records showed that she did not board the flight.
The FBI is asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact the agency at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit information through its online tip portal. The bureau is offering $5,000 for information leading to her arrest.
Hall previously pleaded guilty to participating in a romance fraud scheme that targeted mostly older women across the United States.
According to court records, members of the scheme posed as military generals, philanthropists or entrepreneurs living abroad and built relationships with victims through social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.
They subsequently persuaded victims to send money under false pretences, including claims that the funds were needed for charitable activities or sick relatives.
Hall and her co-defendant, Kenneth G. Akpieyi, used a company, Le Beau Monde LLC, to facilitate the scheme. Hall deposited victims’ funds into accounts held in the company’s name before transferring the money to other financial institutions, including foreign banks.
Hall was held responsible for $851,207 in losses to victims, while Akpieyi was sentenced to 25 years in prison in January 2026.
Hall faces up to 10 additional years in prison if convicted of failing to report to serve her sentence. The new charge is separate from the eight-year sentence she was previously ordered to serve.
The Department of Justice said the new indictment contains allegations that must be proven beyond reasonable doubt.