A United States magistrate judge has ordered the extradition of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe to Ghana to serve a 10-year prison sentence after ruling that sufficient evidence supports the request tied to multiple financial crime convictions.
The ruling, delivered on April 9, 2026, in the case United States of America v. Sedina Christine Tamakloe (Case No. 2:25-mj-00861-DJA-1), found that evidence presented before the court was sufficient to justify her extradition.
Judge Albregts certified Tamakloe’s extradition under U.S. law, citing multiple charges including stealing, conspiracy to steal, willfully causing financial loss to the state, conspiracy to cause financial loss, causing loss to public property, and money laundering under Ghanaian statutes. She has been committed to the custody of the U.S. Marshals pending a final decision on her surrender by the U.S. Secretary of State.
Tamakloe, also known as Sedina Sharon Christine Acolatse, is a member of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Earlier, Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed that she had been detained by U.S. Marshals on January 6, 2026, following an extradition request submitted in July 2024. She has since been held at a detention facility in Nevada awaiting court proceedings.
In April 2024, an Accra High Court sentenced Tamakloe to 10 years in prison with hard labour after convicting her in absentia on multiple counts, including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, and money laundering.
Her co-accused, Daniel Axim, a former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, was also sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.
The convictions stem from offences involving the misappropriation of public funds and breaches of procurement laws during their tenure at MASLOC. Prosecutors said the two were responsible for financial losses amounting to millions of Ghana cedis through unauthorized commitments, improper payments, and other irregularities.
The trial proceeded in Tamakloe’s absence after she failed to return to Ghana following a trip to the United States in 2021 for medical treatment.
She and Axim were found guilty on 78 counts, including conspiracy to steal, unauthorized financial commitments, and money laundering.
The extradition process now awaits final approval by U.S. authorities before Tamakloe can be returned to Ghana to begin serving her sentence.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
