US Marshals Nab Former MASLOC Boss as Extradition Looms
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu Detained in Nevada Over Ghana Corruption Conviction
- Former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has been arrested and detained in the United States following an extradition request from Ghana
- She was sentenced in 2024 to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after being convicted on multiple counts
- The case involves the misappropriation of MASLOC funds between 2013 and 2016
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, has been arrested and placed in custody in the United States, following an extradition request from Ghanaian authorities.
She is currently being held at the Southern Nevada Detention Centre, according to a statement issued by Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, dated Thursday, January 15, 2026.
The Ambassador disclosed that US Marshals arrested Mrs. Tamakloe-Attionu on January 6, 2026, acting on an extradition request submitted by Ghana in July 2024. She has since remained in detention while awaiting court proceedings in the US.
“My information is that she was detained by US Marshals on January 6th and has since been kept at that detention centre… acting on an extradition request sent to the US Authorities sometime in July 2024,” the statement said.
Background
In April 2024, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after being found guilty on 78 criminal counts, including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy to steal, money laundering, and violations of the Public Procurement Act.
Her co-accused, Daniel Axim, a former MASLOC Chief Operating Officer, received a five-year jail sentence with hard labour.
The offences, committed between 2013 and 2016, involved the misapplication of public funds earmarked for MASLOC programmes. The trial, which commenced in 2019, featured testimony from six prosecution witnesses.
Mrs. Tamakloe-Attionu was tried in absentia after failing to return to Ghana, having travelled abroad under court permission to seek medical treatment. Daniel Axim, who appeared in person, testified but called no witnesses.
