Tag: FBI
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Alfred Gerebizza Arrested In $105 Million Ponzi Case; PP Blog Received Threatening Communication About Alleged Fraud Caper Last Year
UPDATED 5:25 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Alfred Gerebizza has been charged with mail fraud and tax crimes in a superseding indictment in the Daniel Spitzer Ponzi case, which alleged both domestic and offshore fraud. The SEC initially charged Spitzer civilly in June 2010, accusing him of “moving investor money through a complex network of foreign bank…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: FDA Chemist Cheng Yi Liang Pleads Guilty In Insider Trading Case; ‘Shocking Abuse Of Trust,’ Feds Say Of Schemer’s Plot To Use Database To Harvest Illegal Profits
>> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Cheng Yi Liang, the FDA chemist accused in March of mining the agency’s database for drug approvals or denials and using the information to make insider trades, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and failing to disclose illicit profits. Liang, 57, of Gaithersburg, Md., faces a maximum term of 25 years in…
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2 X BIZARRE: (1) SEC Says New York Man Used Proceeds From Unregistered Offering To Pay Restitution In Criminal Case; (2) Feds Say Philly Man Illegally Used Investor’s Funds To Pay For ‘Joy To The World’ Gala And Make Purported ‘Gold’ Purchase In West Africa
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you’ve been wondering whether there was any ceiling to the bizarre nature of securities-fraud cases as the white-collar fraud epidemic continues, it perhaps is best to stop wondering now . . . A New York man has been accused by the SEC of using the proceeds of an unregistered offering for StratoComm…
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BULLETIN: California Woman Pleads Guilty In ‘Christian Rock Concerts’ Ponzi Scheme; Recidivist Swindler Lauren Baumann Used Money From Latest Scam To Pay $10,000-A-Month Mansion Rent, Prosecutors Say
BULLETIN: A California woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme in which investors were falsely told their money was being used to fund “Christian rock concerts” and to flip real estate at a profit. Lauren Baumann, 43, of Downey, was a recidivist huckster who failed to disclose she’d been sued for fraud…
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BULLETIN: FLORIDA — AGAIN: CFTC Says Civil, Criminal Charges Filed Against Miami Resident Oscar Hernandez In Alleged Commodity-Pool Ponzi Scheme In Which A Customer Was Check-Waving Cheerleader
BULLETIN: Civil and criminal charges were filed in Florida today against Miami resident Oscar Hernandez, amid allegations he was operating a $3 million Ponzi scheme through Midway Trading Company LLC and Conquest Investment Group Inc., the CFTC said. The office of U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District Of Florida said Hernandez has…
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BULLETIN: 77-Year-Old Amish Man Now Faces Criminal Charge In Alleged ‘Massive’ Caper; Monroe L. Beachy Indicted For Mail Fraud; SEC Filed Civil Charges Earlier This Year
An Amish man has been indicted in Ohio in an alleged long-running scheme that devoured more than $16.8 million. Victims of Monroe L. Beachy included fellow Amish and the Amish Helping Fund, according to court filings. Beachy, 77, resides in Sugarcreek, Ohio. He was charged civilly by the SEC in February 2011. A criminal indictment…
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In Case Investigated By FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Federal Judge By Mail; Willie Ray Bryant Also Planned To Mail Threat To President Obama, Prosecutors Say
A Maryland prison inmate who sent a threatening letter to a federal judge was monitored — and then sought to send a death threat to President Obama, the office of U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said. Willie Ray Bryant, 41, now has pleaded guilty to threatening U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles Jr. Bryant, who…