The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) apprehended Ifediora Oli, a dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States, on April 2 for his suspected involvement in a fraudulent scheme related to a contract procurement fraud.
Documents obtained by Peoples Gazette revealed that Mr. Oli, 41, was accused of collaborating with two individuals to defraud the District of Columbia public transit system by securing a contract worth over half a million dollars for COVID-19 testing kits.
FBI Special Agent Deborah Frye collected evidence leading to Mr. Oli's arrest at his residence in Silver Spring, Maryland. The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleges that Mr. Oli, an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, unlawfully operated his own business, Highbury Global Group, Inc., and conspired with associates to secure and profit from the government contract.
Co-conspirator 2, a contract specialist at the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), allegedly influenced the selection of Mr. Oli's company for the bid and received financial benefits. Mr. Oli is represented by Nigerian-American criminal defense attorney John Iweanoge, while U.S.
Attorney Timothy Visser is prosecuting the case, aiming to demonstrate Mr. Oli's alleged deprivation of the U.S. government's funds and honest services. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.
