Between them, Mr Wakeford and Mr Tuli -who worked in AOL's Business Unit and NetBusiness Unit respectively - face four counts of securities fraud, four counts of making false statements and 22 counts of wire fraud.
Two other defendants, Fernandes's ex-wife Dayanne Rodrigues and an ex-lover, Fernanda Gomes de Castro, face charges of abduction and false imprisonment.
The Justice Department said Ahmadullah Sais Niazi, 34, was to appear before a federal judge in Santa Ana, California, late Friday to face a five-count indictment on perjury, fraud and making false statements.