By our reporter 29.10.2026
The US authorities have placed a $5,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of a Nigerian woman Emuobosan Emmanuella Hall who was sentenced to an eight-year jail term for her involvement in romance scam.
Hall, 46, a permanent resident of the USA was due to start servicing the sentence but was last seen at the Atlanta Internation Airport. A warrant has been issued for her arrest. She was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 23, 2026, but she failed to report to the Bureau of Prisons to serve the sentence.
“Anyone with information on Emuobosan Emmanuel Hall’s location should call 1-800-CALL-FBI or reach out online at https://tips.fbi.gov. The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward leading to her arrest,” said the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
Authorities had arrested her in Atlanta, Georgia, after she was indicted in 2024, In January 2026, the judge sentenced Ms Hall to 96 months in prison. She was however, permitted to remain on bail and ordered her to report to her designated Bureau of Prisons institution to serve her sentence by March 25, 2026. But she did not report.
According to GPS data from her monitoring device, Ms Hall’s last known location was Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 24, 2026, where the device ceased operating. Ms Hall had provided her probation officer with her flight information to Minnesota, where she was designated to serve her sentence.
According to airline records, Ms Hall did not board that flight.
Hall and an accomplice Kenneth Akpieyi Marietta, Georgia, were alleged to have conspired to scam seniors on social media platforms. Mr Akpieyi, of Marietta, Georgia, was convicted after a four-day jury trial in July 2025 and sentenced by the judge to 25 years in prison.