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The United States has extradited the former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges involving the misappropriation of public funds.
The U.S. Embassy in Ghana announced the extradition in a post shared on X on Tuesday, describing it as a demonstration of the strong law enforcement partnership between the two countries and their shared commitment to accountability and the rule of law.
“Justice has no borders. The United States has extradited Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to Ghana, following her conviction on 70+ corruption-related charges, including embezzling more than $6M equivalent in Ghanaian taxpayer funds,” the Embassy said.
Justice has no borders. The United States has extradited Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to Ghana, following her conviction on 70+ corruption-related charges, including embezzling more than $6M equivalent in Ghanaian taxpayer funds. This is our strong U.S.-Ghana law enforcement…
— U.S. Embassy Accra (@USEmbassyGhana) June 9, 2026
According to the Embassy, this is the first extradition from the United States to Ghana since 2009.
She will serve a 10-year prison sentence following her conviction in one of the country’s most high-profile corruption cases.
Tamakloe-Attionu, who headed MASLOC between 2013 and 2016, was convicted by an Accra High Court in 2024 and sentenced in absentia to 10 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of multiple offences, including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, conspiracy, and money laundering.
She had travelled to the United States in 2021 after obtaining court permission for medical treatment but failed to return to Ghana to continue her trial. Ghanaian authorities subsequently initiated extradition proceedings.
In April 2026, a United States District Court in Nevada certified her extradition after finding probable cause that she had committed the offences for which Ghana sought her return and affirming that the extradition treaty between the two countries remained valid and enforceable.
Court records show that the convictions spanned dozens of counts, including theft, conspiracy to steal, causing financial loss to the state, conspiracy to cause financial loss, loss of public property, and money laundering.
