Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, has been ordered into the custody of the United States Marshals as her extradition to Ghana moves forward, according to 3news.com report on April, 12, 2026.

According to the report, a United States District Court in Nevada, presided over by Magistrate Judge Daniel J Albregts, certified the extradition request after finding sufficient legal grounds and probable cause for her conviction on multiple financial crimes.

“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.

US court orders Sedina Tamakloe’s extradition to Ghana

Attionu was convicted in absentia by an Accra High Court in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for causing nearly GH¢90 million in financial losses during her tenure as MASLOC CEO between 2013 and 2016.

She had failed to return to Ghana after being granted permission in 2021 to travel to the United States for medical treatment, leading to her trial proceeding without her presence. Ghana’s government formally initiated extradition proceedings in 2025, culminating in the US court’s certification.

The final decision now rests with the US Secretary of State, who will determine whether Attionu is surrendered to Ghana to serve her sentence.

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