The CEO and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged in a sweeping indictment that also includes the airline's chief of administration and finance.
Federal prosecutors say Allen Onyema, 61, used his airline company as a cover to commit fraud in the United States.
While he was being investigated, prosecutors say he committed more fraud to throw off the investigation.
Air Peace was founded in 2013, but prosecutors say that Onyema was traveling to Atlanta frequently between 2010 and 2018 and opened several bank accounts.