FBI Arrests UK-based Nigerian Man Over $100,000 (₦150,600,000) Broadway Ticket Scam
The FBI has arrested 47-year-old Ajibola Oduntan, a UK-based Nigerian who also holds an Irish passport, for allegedly running a ticket scam that defrauded Kentucky Performing Arts (KPA) of more than $100,000 during the Broadway musical Wicked in late 2023.
Oduntan faces charges of wire fraud and conspiracy in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Investigators allege that he stole credit card details of U.S. citizens to buy at least 61 tickets from KPA, which he later resold on StubHub, a major ticket resale platform.
The fraud came to light after banks processed chargebacks, forcing KPA to absorb heavy losses. The theatre reported the case to the FBI, submitting transaction data including names, emails, and IP addresses tied to the scheme.
Despite using VPNs, the FBI traced funds from StubHub through PayPal accounts and into Oduntan’s Revolut and Allied Irish Bank accounts in Ireland. Court filings reveal that nearly $350,000 was funneled from StubHub into PayPal accounts between January 2023 and July 2024.
Special Agent Daniel Heath linked multiple PayPal and StubHub accounts—registered with emails such as fenan*****@gmail.com and roman*****@gmail.com—directly to Oduntan. His U.S. visa application also listed a phone number tied to the fraudulent accounts.
Authorities arrested Oduntan when he arrived in the U.S. in late August. He pleaded not guilty and is being held at Grayson County Detention Centre. A grand jury indicted him on September 3, with the trial set for November 10.