TRACKED, SURROUNDED, ARRESTED: HOW US MARSHALS CAPTURED SEDINA TAMAKLOE-ATTIONU
FOIA documents detail surveillance, arrest, and detention of former MASLOC CEO following Ghana’s extradition request
The United States Marshals Service has released detailed information on how Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), was tracked and arrested in the United States after Ghana requested her extradition over embezzlement-related convictions.
The account was disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for International Law and Accountability (ACILA). The unclassified but law-enforcement-sensitive document outlines the step-by-step process that led to her arrest and subsequent detention.
According to the report, a warrant for Tamakloe-Attionu’s arrest was issued on December 12, 2025, by the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. The warrant identified her as a fugitive from the Republic of Ghana following her conviction on charges related to embezzlement and authorised her arrest for extradition purposes. A Deputy U.S. Marshal was assigned to the case the same day.
The arrest was executed on January 6, 2026, after surveillance by officers from the Nevada Violent Offenders Task Force. At about 2:30 p.m., officers positively identified Tamakloe-Attionu when she briefly opened the front door of her residence before retreating inside.
Approximately 35 minutes later, at around 3:05 p.m., task force officers approached the residence to execute the warrant. Following a knock-and-announce procedure, Tamakloe-Attionu opened the door and was immediately placed under arrest. She was restrained, searched at the scene, and escorted into a task force vehicle.
She was then transported to the Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas for processing, after which she was transferred to the Henderson Detention Centre, a facility contracted by the U.S. Marshals Service, where she was held overnight.
On January 7, 2026, at about 8:30 a.m., the Henderson Police Department transported her back to the Federal Courthouse, where she was formally booked into the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Some names and operational details in the document were redacted in line with FOIA provisions to protect sensitive law enforcement information.
Tamakloe-Attionu was convicted in Ghana in 2021 on multiple counts, including causing financial loss to the state and related embezzlement offences. An Accra High Court found her guilty in absentia after she failed to appear during trial proceedings and sentenced her to ten years’ imprisonment with hard labour.
Source:NKONKONSA.com
