Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, has been extradited from the United States to Ghana to serve a 10-year prison sentence handed to her by the Accra High Court.

Her arrival in Ghana follows her arrest by the US Marshals Service in Texas, after which she was held at the Nevada Southern Detention Center. A US District Court certified the extradition request in April 2026, finding probable cause to enforce the judgment of the Ghanaian courts.

Former MASLOC boss faces extradition to Ghana

Checks by GhanaWeb on flight tracking data from FlightAware confirmed that Sedina Attionu arrived at Terminal 3 of the Accra International Airport on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, aboard United Airlines flight UA 996.

The flight landed at about 9:01 a.m. after departing Washington Dulles International Airport in the United States at 11:44 GMT.

Attionu was said to have been met by security officials and immediately taken into custody. She is said to be undergoing routine questioning and medical checks, which form part of standard procedures before she is transferred to begin serving her sentence.

In 2024, the Accra High Court convicted Sedina Attionu in her absence and handed her a 10-year prison sentence after finding her guilty of several offences, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing. The court ruled that her actions while serving as Chief Executive of MASLOC between 2013 and 2016 resulted in a loss of almost GH¢90 million to the state.

Sedina Attionu’s return follows a decision by a US District Court in Nevada in April 2026, presided over by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts, which certified Ghana’s extradition request after finding sufficient legal grounds and probable cause linked to her conviction for multiple financial crimes.

The charges include 25 counts of stealing, 20 counts of wilfully causing financial loss to the state, and four counts of money laundering.

“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 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.

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