25-year-old Nigerian national convicted of defrauding several U.S. victims of over $500,000

Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez on Thursday, April 20, announced  that a 25-year-old Nigerian man who lived in Houston, Texas, has pleaded guilty to perpetuating a wire fraud scheme involving various Internet scams. Wiseman Oputa pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, until Jan. 25, 2017. Oputa used counterfeit passports to open bank accounts in the greater