A Nigerian national, Matthew A. Akande, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in a sophisticated scheme to steal taxpayers’ personal information. The FBI Cyber Division reported that Akande and his accomplices targeted Massachusetts tax preparation firms through phishing attacks and computer intrusions. Their operation involved filing over 1,000 fraudulent tax returns.
Nigerian national Matthew A. Akande was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a scheme to steal taxpayers’ personal information from Massachusetts tax preparation firms via phishing attacks and computer intrusions. Akande and his co-conspirators filed more than 1,000… pic.twitter.com/yziRsQ5wSA
— FBI Cyber Division (@FBICyberDiv) February 20, 2026
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