A United States court has approved the extradition of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to Ghana to serve a 10-year prison sentence over a financial loss case involving more than GHS3.1 million.
The ruling was delivered by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts in the District of Nevada on April 9, 2026, after the court determined that there was sufficient evidence to justify her extradition.
According to court documents, the evidence presented met the legal threshold required to support the request by Ghanaian authorities, effectively paving the way for her return to face the full enforcement of her sentence.
The court certified her extradition on multiple charges under Ghanaian law, including stealing, conspiracy to steal, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and causing loss to public property.
Tamakloe-Attionu was originally sentenced on April 16, 2024, by an Accra High Court after being found guilty on 78 counts related to her tenure at Microfinance and Small Loans Centre. The charges stemmed from procurement breaches and the alleged misappropriation of public funds during her time in office.
Her co-accused, Daniel Axim, was also convicted and handed a five-year prison sentence. However, he was later granted bail pending appeal by the Supreme Court.
Prosecutors in the case argued that the accused persons were responsible for financial losses exceeding GHS3 million, alongside several unauthorised transactions and commitments that breached public financial management regulations.
Tamakloe-Attionu reportedly left Ghana in 2021 on medical grounds but failed to return to stand trial. As a result, legal proceedings continued in her absence, ultimately leading to her conviction and sentencing.
Following an extradition request submitted by the Government of Ghana in 2024, she was arrested by the United States Marshals Service in January 2026. Since then, she has remained in custody in Nevada while awaiting the outcome of the extradition process.
Under United States law, the court’s certification of extradition is not the final step. The ultimate decision on whether she will be surrendered to Ghanaian authorities now rests with the U.S. Secretary of State.
The development marks a significant step in Ghana’s efforts to pursue accountability in high-profile corruption cases, particularly those involving the misuse of public funds.
If extradited, Tamakloe-Attionu is expected to return to Ghana to begin serving her 10-year sentence, bringing a major chapter of the long-running MASLOC case closer to closure.
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