A Woburn resident, Nnamdi Opara, 30, has been charged with two counts of bank fraud and five counts of money laundering in connection with the theft of U.S. Treasury tax refund checks in Massachusetts. Opara was previously arrested in June 2025 as part of the ongoing investigation.
According to charging documents, Opara allegedly obtained two U.S. Treasury checks issued to a New York company named AFGO Mechanical Services, Inc. Authorities allege that after acquiring the checks, Opara created a similarly named company in Massachusetts—AFGO Mechanical Services, Inc.—where he held multiple leadership roles including President, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, Director and Registered Agent.
It is alleged that Opara deposited one of the U.S. Treasury checks into an account controlled by him and payable to the Massachusetts-based AFGO entity he established. The Massachusetts entity had never filed a federal tax return. As a result of these actions, authorities allege that Opara stole $700,767 from the U.S. Treasury. He is further accused of conducting several illegal monetary transactions to hide the origin of funds from the stolen checks.
If convicted on the bank fraud charges, Opara faces up to 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release and a fine up to $1 million. The money laundering charges carry potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison, three years supervised release and a fine up to $500,000 or twice the value involved in the transaction. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
“United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Thomas Demeo, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Office; and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division made the announcement today.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Sullivan is prosecuting the case.
“The details contained in the charging document are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.”
