Oladapo Olakekan Fadugba, a Nigerian-born U.S. citizen, 40, is charged with $690,000 in wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false statements related to naturalization.
U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe of Florida announced the indictment in a statement Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
Fadugba faces a maximum sentence of 27 years in federal prison if convicted on various charges.
The indictment also informed Fadugba that the U.S. was seeking a $400,000 confiscation order, which represents the approximate benefit of the alleged criminal act.
According to the indictment that began on October 30, 2020 and ended on July 11, 2023, Fadugba has over $690,000 in veteran affairs funds, aiming to repay large local health care providers and transfer them to their own personal bank account.
Fadugba then wrote about himself or a business related to him and transferred it to other bank accounts he owned. Fadugba allegedly used another person’s identification to purchase and transfer.
The indictment further states that Feduba, a U.S. citizen from Nigeria, was sworn in during his naturalization process. Fadugba falsely said that he had committed no unarresisted crime or crime.
The statement states that the prosecution is merely a formal charge of one or more violations of federal criminal law and that each defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The Department of Veterans Affairs-Inspector General’s Office and the Homeland Security Investigation investigated the case with assistance from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Secret Service.
It will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Lasry.
