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Payment Processor For Cybercrime Ring Sentenced To 48 Months In Federal Prison; ‘Operation Trident Tribunal’ Is Ongoing

Mikael Patrick Sallnert has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for his role in processing payments for a cybercrime ring, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Sallnert, 37, is a citizen of Sweden. As part of “Operation Trident Tribunal,” Sallnert was arrested in Denmark on Jan. 19, 2012, and extradited to the United States…

Dec 17, 2012
KABOOM! Money-Services Firm That Turned A Blind Eye To International Scammers Will Forfeit $100 Million After Probe By U.S. Postal Inspection Service

“MoneyGram knowingly turned a blind eye to scam artists and money launderers who used the company to perpetrate fraudulent schemes targeting the elderly and other vulnerable victims.” — Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Nov. 9, 2012 BULLETIN: The price of willful blindness just went up if you’re a money-services business that facilitates international mass-marketing…

Nov 9, 2012
UPDATE: David Lewalski, Head Of Botfly LLC Ponzi Caper In Florida, Sentenced To 20 Years; In Rationalizing $30M Fraud Scheme, Lewalski Painted Investigators As Bogeymen, Complaining About ‘Orwellian Totalitarian Tactics’ As He Called Victims’ Advocate A ‘Nazi’ And ‘Bi***’

David R. Lewalski, the Florida man who ran a $30 million commodities Ponzi and fraud scheme known as Botfly LLC and persuaded at least one investor to pony up cash to pay for his defense, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Elements of the Lewalski caper were reminiscent of elements of the…

Nov 18, 2011
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: ALLEGED ‘PUPPETMASTERS’ EXPOSED: Feds Charge 5 Attorneys, 2 Mob Figures And CPA In Extortion Scheme That Led To ‘Illegal Takeover’ Of FirstPlus Financial Group Inc.; Scheme Featured ‘Fraudulent SEC Filings,’ U.S. Attorney Says

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Thirteen people have been arrested, including five attorneys, a CPA, two alleged mob associates and others in a spectacular case that alleges the mafia and its underlings illegally took over FirstPlus Financial Group Inc., a publicly held company in Texas. “[T]he defendants gave new meaning to ‘corporate takeover’ by looting a…

Nov 1, 2011
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: AdSurfDaily Ponzi Scheme Example Of ‘Insidious’ Financial Crime, Head Of Justice Department’s Criminal Division Says; Top Officials, U.S. Secret Service Issue Statement In Support Of Victims; Obama Task Force Monitoring ASD Case

URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: The AdSurfDaily Ponzi scheme is an example of an “insidious” financial crime, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division said moments ago in a special statement on how forfeiture laws were used to protect ASD victims. Meanwhile, a top official of the U.S. Secret Service described Florida-based…

Sep 26, 2011
BULLETIN: Feds Make Criminal Bust In Alleged Forex Fraud; Nicholas Cox Of Integra Capital Management LLC Arrested In North Carolina; Allegations In Companion Civil Case Destroy Myth That Companies That Issue 1099s Could Not Possibly Be Operating Scams

A North Carolina man sued by the CFTC last year in an alleged $3 million Forex and commodities Ponzi scheme now has been arrested by federal agents on criminal charges. The allegations in the case destroy a myth advanced by financial hucksters and shills that a company that issues 1099 tax forms could not possibly…

May 19, 2011
SPECIAL REPORT: Investor In Alleged Florida Forex Caper Arrested For Bankruptcy Fraud; Botfly LLC Ponzi Case Reminiscent Of ASD Case; Female Investigator Called Vile Names; Accused Schemer David Lewalski Shifted Blame To Government, Feds Say

UPDATED 1:14 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A Florida man who allegedly received $1.5 million from an international Forex fraudster now jailed in the United States has been arrested on charges of bankruptcy fraud, federal prosecutors said. The three-count indictment against Jon Jerald Hammill, 39, of St. Petersburg, was unsealed yesterday. It marked the fourth major Ponzi-related…

Apr 1, 2011
FEDS: Illegal Money-Transmitting Businesse Operating In ‘Shadows’ Funneled $172 Million Offshore For ‘Shell’ Companies; Murky Enterprises Blocked From Using Oregon Banks ‘Like The Corner ATM’

An Oregon man living in a small town set up “numerous” shell companies for Russian clients and funneled more than $172 million to at least 50 countries, prosecutors said. Victor Kaganov, 69, of Tigard, has pleaded guilty to charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Tigard is small city whose population is about 47,000. Kaganov…

Mar 3, 2011
Justice Department Using Undercover Agents To Battle White-Collar Criminals; Top Official Says Investigative Tactics Normally Used To Prosecute Organized Crime Figures Useful In Battling Fraud Epidemic

EDITOR’S NOTE: The remarks below are excerpted from a speech last week in New York by Assistant U.S. Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer. As the PP Blog has previously reported, the Justice Department and agencies such as the FBI and U.S. Secret Service have been using undercover operatives to infiltrate criminal operations and networks used…

Nov 9, 2010