A U.S. Magistrate Judge, Daniel J. Albregts of the District of Nevada, has ordered the former MASLOC CEO, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to serve her 10-year prison sentence in Ghana.
According to reports, the US court ruled that sufficient evidence exists to support the extradition.
In a post shared by Ghana Chronicles on Sunday, April 12, 2026, read, “A U.S. Magistrate Judge, Daniel J. Albregts of the District of Nevada, has ordered the extradition of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe to Ghana to serve her 10-year sentence.
The court ruled that sufficient evidence exists, citing multiple charges including stealing, conspiracy, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.
She has been remanded in U.S. custody pending final approval of her extradition”.
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has been placed in US Marshals custody pending her extradition.
More details on the Sedina Tamakloe read, “THEREFORE, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3184, the above findings, the Court certifies the extradition of Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu a.k.a. Sedina Sharon Christine Acolaste to Ghana on the 25 counts of Stealing in violation of 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); 9 counts of Conspiracy to Steal in violation of 23(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29);
“20 counts of Willfully Causing Financial Loss to the State in violation of 179 A (3)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); 11 counts of Conspiracy to Willfully Cause Financial Loss to the State in violation of 23(1) and 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); 3 counts of Causing Loss to Public Property in violation of 2 of the Public Property Protection Act, 1977 (SMCD 140); and 4 counts of Money Laundering in violation of 1(1)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008
“(Act 749) and commits Attionu to the custody of the United States Marshal pending further decision on extradition and surrender by the Secretary of State pursuant to 18 U.S.C and 3186,” the court ruled.
The last we heard of the Sedina Tamakloe case was from Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Victor Smith, who had announced that former MASLOC CEO, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, will face a US Court on January 21 over possible extradition to Ghana.
According to Victor Smith, Sedina Tamakloe’s court appearance is a critical step in the extradition process.
Speaking in an interview with Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, January 16, Victor Smith stated, “In this particular case in America, she was arrested by the US Marshals. For now, they are not allowing us to visit, but she has to go to court. My information is that there was an extradition request by the Ghana government back in 2024 from the Attorney General’s department.
“Once they were ready to effect the request, they went for her. She is being kept until she sees the judge on the 21st of this month, and the judge will decide. If she has good reasons why she must not be extradited, her legal representation will make that submission to the judge,” he explained.
Earlier, Victor Smith revealed Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was arrested by the US Marshals and is being detained at the Nevada Southern Detention Centre in the USA.
In a statement issued on January 15, 2026, and signed by the ambassador, read, “I can today confirm that Mrs Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is being detained at the Nevada Southern Detention Centre.
“2190 East Mesquite Avenue.
“Pahrump, NEVADA.
“My information is that she was detained by US Marshals on January 6th and has since been kept at that detention centre”.
“I am reliably informed that acting on an extradition request sent to the US Authorities sometime in July 2024, US Marshals arrested Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu and placed her in detention to await her day in court,” part of the statement read.
Background
It will be recalled that Sedina Tamakloe Attionu was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a High Court in Accra.
The former MASLOC CEO was sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour for causing financial loss of GH¢90 million to the state in April 2024.
In 2019, the case began; however, during the course of the trial, Sedina Tamakloe travelled to the United States to seek medical attention.
Sedina Tamakloe was tried in absentia after failing to return to Ghana.
A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was also sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour.
Sedina Tamakloe and Daniel Axim were found guilty on 78 counts of causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy to steal, money laundering, and causing loss to public property in violation of public procurement law.
According to the Attorney General, the government of Ghana wants Sedina Tamakloe to serve her 10-year jail term in Ghana.
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A U.S. Magistrate Judge, Daniel J. Albregts of the District of Nevada, has ordered the extradition of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe to Ghana to serve her 10-year sentence.
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