Investigators also allege that Egemasi helped launder the stolen funds, using a network of domestic and international bank accounts to obscure the trail.
Nigerian programmer Sapphire Egemasi, known online as the “Tech Queen,” could serve 20 years in U.S. prison for allegedly masterminding a transnational cyber fraud ring that stole millions from American government agencies. Arrested in New York in April 2025, she allegedly created fake government portals to phish employee credentials, enabling the theft of $965,000 from Kentucky’s city funds and $330,000 via spoofed transactions. The FBI linked her lavish lifestyle—flaunted on social media—to crime proceeds.
Court documents reveal Egemasi “used her programming skills to design convincing spoofed websites” for the syndicate, while investigators allege she “laundered funds through international accounts.” Her claimed ties to BP and Zara were reportedly fabrications.
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