Tag: U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach
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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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Ponzi Operator D.J. Harriett Pleads Guilty; Tells Judge He Attempted Suicide During Scheme’s Collapse And Also Is Suffering From Cancer
An Ohio man who fleeced more than 200 people in a $7 million Ponzi scheme tried to commit suicide in November when the scheme was collapsing and also is suffering from pancreatic cancer, the Warren Tribune-Chronicle is reporting. The story of David J. Harriett demonstrates the enormous emotional pressure on both perpetrators and victims in…
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FEDS: Former Police Officer Recruited Active-Duty and Retired Cops, Firefighters Into Ponzi Scheme, Defrauding Them Of Nearly $900,000
In yet-another action brought through the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF), a former police officer in a Cleveland suburb has been charged with operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded law-enforcement colleagues and firefighters out of $889,000, federal prosecutors said. Raymond Thomas, 49, who formerly lived in Mentor, Ohio, and served on the Warrensville…