The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information that could lead to the arrest of a Nigerian woman, Emuobosan Emanuella Hall, who failed to report to a United States federal prison to begin serving an eight-year jail term over her involvement in a romance scam.
Hall, 46, was sentenced to 96 months in prison in January 2026 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
The FBI added her to its wanted persons list on Friday, accusing her of violating her bail conditions by failing to surrender for the commencement of her sentence.
“The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Emuobosan Emanuella Hall,” the agency said.
Providing details of the case, the FBI stated, “Emuobosan Emanuella Hall is wanted for failing to surrender for service of a sentence in Louisiana.
In April of 2024, Hall was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with her role in a romance scam in which she laundered funds from numerous victims.
“She was arrested in Georgia and released on bond. She later pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced in January of 2026 to 96 months in federal prison.
In March of 2026, Hall failed to appear at the facility where she was to serve her time as ordered.
“A federal arrest warrant was issued for Hall in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 31, 2026, after she was charged with Bond Violation – Failure to Surrender for Service of a Sentence.
She was then charged by criminal complaint on April 14, 2026, with failure to appear for service of a sentence and indicted on October 23, 2026, for the same charges.”
According to the FBI, Hall was born in Nigeria and has connections to Warri, Oleh and Abuja. Her other known links include London, Gloucester and Croydon in England, as well as Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.
The agency also identified her aliases as Emuobosan E. Hall, Emuobosan Emanuella Erih and “Mobo”.
The US Department of Justice, in a statement issued on Wednesday, disclosed that Hall and her accomplices targeted victims through social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, where they posed as military generals, philanthropists and entrepreneurs based outside the United States.
The suspects allegedly established romantic relationships with their victims before convincing them to transfer money through fabricated stories, claiming the funds were needed for charitable projects or the medical expenses of sick relatives.
Hall and her co-defendant, Kenneth G. Akpieyi, allegedly operated the scheme through a company, Le Beau Monde LLC.
Hall received money from victims through accounts belonging to the company before moving the funds to other financial institutions, including banks outside the United States.
Hall admitted responsibility for $851,207 in losses recorded by the victims, while Akpieyi was held responsible for losses exceeding $3.5m. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2025.
The FBI further disclosed that Hall’s last known location was Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 24, 2026, according to information from her electronic monitoring device, which stopped transmitting signals at the airport.
The agency said Hall had earlier informed her probation officer of plans to travel to Minnesota, where she was expected to serve her sentence.
However, airline records indicated that she did not board the flight scheduled for the journey.
If convicted of failing to report for her sentence, Hall could face an additional 10 years in prison, to be served consecutively with her existing sentence. She could also be fined up to $250,000.
The FBI urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact the agency through 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip through its official website.
Hall was declared wanted in the United States after failing to report to prison in April 2026.
