Adeniyi Abiola and Oluwatoyin Akinmeji
Charged, not convicted. Abiola and Akinmeji face a three-count federal indictment charging conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two substantive wire fraud counts from 2021. An indictment is an accusation; both are presumed innocent.
Introduction
Adeniyi David Abiola, 58, and Oluwatoyin Blessing Akinmeji, 43, both of Katy, Texas, are charged in a three-count federal indictment returned by the grand jury for the District of Nebraska . Count I charges both with conspiracy to commit wire fraud beginning at least on or about March 8, 2021, and continuing to at least on or about November 29, 2021 — an offense carrying up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a 3-year term of supervised release . Count II charges wire fraud on or about November 10, 2021, and Count III charges wire fraud on or about November 3, 2021, each carrying the same 20-year maximum .
Background Information
The indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Lesley A. Woods as part of the October 2026 grand jury roundup for the District of Nebraska — nine unsealed indictments charging ten defendants, of which Abiola and Akinmeji are the only two named together in a single charging instrument . Both are residents of Katy, Texas, charged in a Nebraska district, with the indictment’s counts spanning a window from early March to late November 2021 . The release states the counts and penalty ranges but discloses no alleged victims, dollar amounts, or method of the alleged scheme .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
The charging structure tells the story the government has made public so far: a conspiracy count bookending the alleged scheme from March 8 to November 29, 2021, and two substantive wire fraud counts pinned to specific dates inside it — November 3 and November 10, 2021 . Each of the three counts carries its own 20-year maximum and $250,000 fine, meaning the combined exposure if convicted on all counts reaches 60 years . What the indictment does not yet say — who allegedly was defrauded, how much money moved, or what the wires carried — remains undisclosed in the roundup summary .
Public Reaction and Consequences
The case is public as of October 23, 2026, when the roundup unsealed it, and its posture is purely procedural: charged, not tried, not pleaded . The release’s own caution applies to both defendants — the counts are “merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty” . No statements from either defendant or their counsel appear in the release, and no court dates have been announced .
Current Status
Abiola, 58, and Akinmeji, 43, are under a pending three-count federal indictment in the District of Nebraska . The release does not state whether either has been arrested, whether they are in custody, or when arraignments will occur . Until a plea or trial changes the record, the case stands as an accusation — a conspiracy count and two wire fraud counts, all alleging conduct from 2021 .
Impact on Their Career/Life
Both names are now attached to a published federal wire fraud indictment spanning a nine-month window of 2021, with a combined exposure of up to 60 years across the three counts. For two residents of Katy, Texas charged in a Nebraska district, the public record now ties their names to a fraud case whose specifics remain sealed inside the charging document. The presumption of innocence travels with them, but so does the indictment.
Sources
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nebraska, “Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska - October 2026,” October 23, 2026 — source