The FBI has arrested an Irish-Nigerian man in connection to a ticket resale fraud that cost the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts around $100,000 in lost revenue.

 

 

 

Ajibola Oduntan, 47, who is based in Northern Ireland, was arrested when he arrived in the US last month.

 

 

 

 

Odutan was charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy on September 3, 2025, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

 

 

 

In the complaint, prosecutors allege that during the run of “Wicked” performances in 2023, Oduntan used stolen credit card information to purchase 61 tickets.

 

 

 

 

The credit card charges resulted in notices of chargebacks for fraud to the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.

 

 

 

 

The FBI connected those transactions to email addresses associated with StubHub accounts, where the tickets were resold.

 

 

 

The proceeds were then deposited into PayPal accounts belonging to Oduntan, prosecutors alleged. Between January 2023 and July 2024, PayPal records indicate Oduntan deposited around $350,000 into PayPal from StubHub.

 

 

 

Some of those funds were then transferred to bank accounts. Investigators also found a co-conspirator who used the name “Stacy Marthins” to purchase 77 tickets worth a total of $1,198.08.

 

 

 

Oduntan is currently being held at the Grayson County Detention Center. He entered a not guilty plea and is scheduled for a jury trial Nov. 10.

 

 

 

Officials with both the FBI and the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.

 

 

 

“The best way for patrons to ensure they are buying legitimate tickets is to only purchase through the venue’s official website or box office,” said Christian Adelberg, vice president of marketing and communication with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.