NEWARK — A Franklin Lakes man allegedly conned representatives of a foreign nation into signing a lucrative contract with a sham firm he had set up and then used the money to buy property worth a total of $1.5 million, a Rolls-Royce and other luxury goods, the office of U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said in a press release today.

Bobby Boye, 50, was arrested today at Newark Liberty International Airport on one count of wire fraud conspiracy and six counts of wire fraud after returning from a trip abroad, Fishman’s office said.

According to the complaint, Boye, also known as Bobby Ajiboye and Bobby Aji-Boye, was working as a legal adviser to the unnamed nation when he deceived the representatives in 2012 into awarding a $3.5 million legal and tax-accounting advice contract to a New York City firm, Fishman’s office said. Unbekownst to the country’s representatives, Boye had only recently founded the firm, Opus & Best Services LLC.

Bid documents submitted by Opus & Best, and allegedly authored by Boye and an unnamed co-conspirator, misrepresented several aspects about the firm, including that it was founded in 1985. The documents also included a bogus list of Opus & Best employees, described as "first class talent of attorneys, accountants and economists," and a false reference to prior consulting work for another country, the complaint says.

Opus & Best was awarded the contract in June 2012. Under its terms, Boye was a project coordinator acting on behalf of the country, giving him authority to receive and approve invoices for payment.

Starting that June and until December 2012, the country wired about $3.5 million to Opus & Best’s checking account.

Authorities allege that Boye used those funds to buy property in Ramsey, North Haledon, Oakland and Elizabeth; a new Bentley, a late model Rolls Royce and a new Range Rover; and two designer watches.

Boye is scheduled to make his initial appearance Friday in Newark federal court.

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