The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Emuobosan Emmanuella Hall, a 46-year-old Nigerian citizen and US permanent resident who fled before commencing an eight-year prison sentence.
Hall was sentenced in January 2026 to 96 months in federal prison by US District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo following her conviction for participating in an international romance-fraud syndicate.
She was granted pre-surrender bond and ordered to report to a designated Bureau of Prisons facility in Minnesota by March 25, 2026.
Disappearance at Atlanta airport
According to investigators, Hall informed her probation officer that she was flying to Minnesota to surrender herself. However, airline tracking records confirmed she never boarded her flight.
GPS data from her court-ordered electronic monitoring device showed her last known location was Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 24, where the device ceased transmitting signal.
On October 23, 2026, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Louisiana indicted Hall on new criminal charges for failing to surrender to serve a prison sentence. An arrest warrant has been issued.
Multi-million dollar romance fraud syndicate
Hall previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for her role in an online scheme that targeted elderly victims across the United States.
Members of the network created fake online personas—posing as military personnel, corporate executives, and philanthropists—to build romantic relationships before soliciting money under false pretences.
Court records indicate Hall and her co-conspirator, Kenneth G. Akpieyi, utilized a corporate entity named Le Beau Monde LLC to launder illicit proceeds through domestic and international bank accounts.
Hall admitted personal responsibility for $851,207 in victim losses. Akpieyi was held accountable for over $3.5 million, convicted at trial, and is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence.
If convicted on the new charge of failing to report, Hall faces up to 10 additional years in prison, which would run consecutively to her original eight-year term.
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