us citizenship

cover page of a US Passport

With all this anti immigrant rhetoric going on by the president, it is important to have your papers in order. In my short story, How I obtained my US Citizenship, I write how my Canadian born son became a US Citizen in one year, or at least he got his papers in one year .https://www.amazon.com/How-obtained-U-S-Citizenship-story-ebook/dp/B01JQMK7UU 

De Blasio heads to US Attorney office for meeting

Mayor De Blasio, under the spot light, courtesy, NY Daily News

According to the NY Daily News, Mayor De Blasio is set to meet the US Attorney regarding questionable activities at his administration. See story here...http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/de-blasio-confident-meeting-u-s-attorney-article-1.2960132

I also met the US Attorney, well almost, as it was the Assistant US Attorney when I came up from MCC prison is handcuffs and prison blues.

So De Blasio is lucky and honored to come to the feds as a free man.

De Blasio must tread very carefully as the feds do their homework and if they smell a crime, then the mayor will be in trouble.

I spent almost 44 months in prison for committing immigration fraud. Remember, the feds don't play.
They are as tough as nails.

To read more about  what I went through in Federal Prison, go here.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520483988?ref_=pe_870760_150889320

craig list scam

Ford Edge for sale

I put up my 201 ford edge for sale on craig list  and I had several inquiries. One character, by the name of Richard Harry emails me for my hone information so I innocently send it to him and then he emails me back that after the check clears I should pay the movers who are coming to pick up my vehicle.

However, since I was not born yesterday and read about this type of fraud in the past, I wrote to him that I am not interested.

He still sends the check. See what happens next......https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUGCX2E

Dont fall victim to this scammer. Eventually the feds will pick him up, just a matter of time.

Trump and the divided world, what is happening?

president trump signing executive orders, courtesy twitter

It is all based on the nature of Donald . What is the nature of Donald Trump. We find it based on the letter makeup of his name.

See....https://www.amazon.com/Your-Name-Nature-based-numerology-ebook/dp/B016PUCIF8
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The system works very well detaining five year olds???

Earl David

 New York Pending Approval

The White House Spokesperson said that they are doing extreme vetting of the 109 persons who were detained. One of the detainees was a five year old Iranian boy who was finally released to his mother in Dallas, Texas. Tell me, what was the threat of a FIVE year old??? And Mr. Spicer said the system works very well. Sure well when you detain five year olds.

George Orwell de javu 2017

Earl David

 New York Pending Approval

I was a former immigration lawyer who ended up in Federal Prison for 44 months for helping immigrants legalize themselves. The problem was that I broke the law. But as a human being , I detest what Trump is doing. The worst thing you can do to a human being is to hold him/her against their will. The world is a small place with the advent of technology. You cannot punish millions of people for the action of a few. This is the same feeble minded action of bureaucrats that I saw in Federal Prison, where if one person whistled at a female secretary, the whole building of 400 men lost microwave privileges. Same here, the actions of a few radicals has led to the barring of entire nations from entering the USA. Moreover, the building of the wall can lead to our citizens of being imprisoned, like George Orwell predicted in 1984. We must stand up to the ugly face of tyranny and bigotry, because, like a cancer, if you dont uproot it, it only spreads.

Post script. This was posted at New York times on 1./30/17

Trump and Immigration

courtesy NY Times.

It is horrifying seeing the news and reading the papers how President Trump banned human beings from seven countries to enter the United States and then Homeland Security detained people coming back to this country. It is encouraging to see people protest at this grave injustice.

The world is a small place and bigotry and intolerance is not the way of humanity. That leads to war and destruction.  

Another issue is the wall. People think the purpose is to ban Mexicans and Central Americans from coming into this country. I think that is the preliminary reason. The real reason is to turn this country into a huge prison. Just look what Pharaoh did 3300 years ago. History repeats itself. First the tyrant passed one law and slyly convinced people to listen to him, and eventually, millions of  people were enslaved. We are in the same danger when a tyrant rules the country. People need to wake up before its too late.

Listen, I spent almost 44 months in jail for helping immigrants. My problem was that I broke the law.
However, we must do everything within the legal and moral boundaries to fight for basic human rights. Remember, the Bible says, one law for the citizen and stranger alike.

To read more of my prison story, go here...and don't think it cannot happen to you, America is a place of millions of rules and regulations so wisen up......https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG
       

former cop and online pharmicist gets 8 years prison sentence

 A former police officer who was the leader of an online pharmacy that illegally distributed hundreds of thousands of narcotic pills and other prescription drugs was sentenced to eight years in prison today, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. JUAN GALLINAL, 49, of Pembroke Pines, Florida is a former police officer from Virginia. GALLINAL was the organizer of the online pharmacy operation, turning a small brick and mortar drugstore into a massive online pill mill that spread addiction across the country. Highlighting the devastation of opioid abuse, U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones noted that during his time as a police officer GALLINAL had “the opportunity to see the ravages and consequences of addiction to drugs.”

     According to the feds,     “This defendant is one of the ‘founding fathers’ of this internet pharmacy business that exploited the drug addiction of people across the country for his own gain,” said U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. “Using a sham owner, shell corporations and databases hidden on a server in Switzerland, Mr. Gallinal tried to hide his business and his role from the law. I commend the Drug Enforcement Administration for their diligent work on this case that led to the shuttering of this criminal operation.”

           Under the name ‘Discount Pharmacy’ and later ‘A-1 Pharmacy’, the internet operation distributed drugs to some 200 customers in Washington State between 2009 and 2012. The pharmacy shipped hundreds of thousands of pills of hydrocodone, phentermine, alprazolam (Xanax) and codeine (Tylenol 4) to people across the country who did not have valid prescriptions for the narcotics. The conspiracy brought in more than $9 million in revenue from the sale of pills during the three-year scheme. The pharmacy operated four internet sites through which the defendant and his co-conspirators solicited customers including those in Washington State. According to records in the case, the conspiracy filled prescriptions even if no valid prescription existed. At times the conspirators simply looked for a physician in the same geographic area as the customer, with a similar sounding name, and filled the prescription using the physician’s DEA number without the physician’s knowledge. The pharmacy charged as much as ten times the usual price for the medications.

          In June 2012, the DEA seized the websites, computers, and drug inventory associated with the illegal pharmacy. In April 2015, GALLINAL pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances by means of the internet, conspiracy to introduce misbranded prescription drugs, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and destruction, alteration and concealment of records. He agreed to a forfeiture money judgment of more than $1.9 million.

          GALLINAL is the final defendant to be sentenced. Judge Jones noted GALLINAL was the leader who drew his co-conspirators into his “web of deceit and greed…. You were the orchestrator, conductor, composer and chief engineer making this engine run.”

          The other defendants include:

• Craig Greer, 43, of Hollywood, Florida, was sentenced to 60 months in prison;
• Kevin Kogan, 48, of Cedar Park, Texas, was sentenced to 30 months in prison;
• Jordan Truxell, 26, of Davie, Florida served as the registered agent for Discount Pharmacy dba frontierpharmacies.com. He was sentenced to a year in prison in June 2016;
• Thomas Brooke, 54, of Cooper City, Florida, the bookkeeper for Discount Pharmacy, was sentenced in March 2016 to 60 months in prison;
• Ali Lovins, 44, of Cooper City, Florida is a registered nurse and was the office manager for Discount Pharmacy. Lovins was sentenced in March 2016 to 36 months in prison.

          This was an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, providing supplemental federal funding to the federal and state agencies involved. The case was investigated by the Portland Tactical Diversion Squad which is comprised of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Portland Police Bureau. Substantial investigative assistance was provided by the Food and Drug and Administration (FDA), Office of Criminal Investigations, Miami Field Office, and DEA Miami Field Division."

Gallinal is lucky he only got 8 years, they could have hit him much harder. What can they expect in federal prison? Go here...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG/

Used Car lot owner and manager sentenced for theft from bank

According to the feds...Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – TIMOTHY JAY WILLIAMS, 54, of Edmond, Oklahoma, andSTEPHEN L. BUTZ, 53, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, were both sentenced this week to serve 41 months and 31 months respectively for bank fraud that they committed against the Bank of Union and other financial institutions, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. The men were also ordered to pay restitution of $1,260,725.43 to their victims.

Williams was the owner of Lindsey Street Motors, a used car lot in Norman, Oklahoma, and Butz was his finance manager. According to court documents, Williams entered into a Commercial Security Agreement with The Bank of Union on behalf of Lindsey Street Motors that granted the bank a secured interest in all used motor vehicles, proceeds, and products of Lindsey Street Motors. In return, The Bank of Union extended to Williams and Butz a line of credit to purchase used vehicles and hold them as inventory until sold. After obtaining the loan proceeds, Williams and Butz sold collateralized vehicles out of trust, without the knowledge or permission of The Bank of Union, and did not use the sales proceeds to repay the Bank. In addition, after purchasing vehicles with The Bank of Union financing, Williams and Butz obtained duplicate vehicle titles from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, which they provided to buyers, without notifying the Bank of Union of the vehicle sales or repaying Lindsey Street Motors’ line of credit.

Both Williams and Butz pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Judge Miles La-Grange in August of 2016. Each admitted that their conduct caused a loss in an amount between $550,000.00 and $1,500,000.00.

At their sentencing hearings this week, Williams was sentenced to 41 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Butz was sentenced to serve 31 months in prison, also to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. In addition, Judge Miles-LaGrange ordered both men to pay $1,260,725.43 in restitution to the victims of their conduct, for which they are jointly and severally liable.

What did this greed get them? In the end, they lost it all. What can they expect in federal prison? Go here...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Two arrested for Ponzi Scheme

According to the feds, "Joon H. Kim, the Deputy United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that STEVEN SIMMONS and JOSEPH MELI were arrested this morning on conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud charges stemming from their participation in a scheme to defraud investors and provide those fraud proceeds to earlier investors in a hedge fund (the “Hedge Fund”). MELI is also charged with wire fraud in connection with a related fraudulent scheme in which MELI solicited investments through false representations that MELI had entered into an agreement to purchase tickets to a particular Broadway show (the “Show”), which MELI could then resell for a profit.

SIMMONS and MELI are expected to be presented today in Magistrate Court before the Honorable James C. Francis IV.

Deputy U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said: “As alleged, while soliciting funds from investors for legitimate-sounding investments, Steven Simmons and Joseph Meli were in fact running Ponzi schemes. Meli allegedly made up out of whole cloth purported deals to buy Broadway tickets that he could later sell at a profit. But as alleged, Meli was just robbing Peter to pay Paul. Thanks to the work of the FBI, the curtain has fallen on Simmons and Meli's alleged fraud scheme.”

FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney Jr. said: “When fraudsters think they’re going to get away with scheming investors out of money, they tend to forget that at some point the money will run out. It’s the way a Ponzi scheme ends. At some point, the original investors will want to see returns on their investments, and they’re going to demand an explanation as to why there isn’t any money. The men arrested in this case even allegedly joked about the scheme, calling it a ‘shell game.’ This should serve as a warning to others playing the same games, at some point, the FBI and our law enforcement partners will discover the fraud and will make sure the criminals behind it are held accountable.”

According to the Complaint unsealed today in Manhattan federal court[1]:

Beginning in at least November 2015 through in or about January 2017, SIMMONS and MELI solicited investments by falsely representing to the investors that their funds would be used for legitimate, specified, investment purposes. SIMMONS represented that investor funds would be invested in securities by the Hedge Fund and MELI represented that investor funds would be used to purchase a large number of tickets for the Show which would then be resold by MELI for a profit. In fact, SIMMONS and MELI failed to invest the investor monies as promised, but rather used the money, in a Ponzi-like fashion, to fund the repayment of earlier investors in the Hedge Fund whose redemption requests could not be forestalled, and diverted investor monies to their own use.

Among other false and misleading statements, SIMMONS told one investor (“Victim Entity-1”) that its funds would be placed by the Hedge Fund with a highly successful group of portfolio managers, and provided performance information for these portfolio managers. In truth and in fact, SIMMONS solicited those investment funds from Victim Entity-1 for the purpose of repaying an earlier investor in the Hedge Fund that had demanded the return of its investment. Most of Victim Entity-1’s funds were, within minutes of their receipt by the Hedge Fund, wired to the earlier investor. The following day, $50,000 was wired by the Hedge Fund to an account controlled by SIMMONS. In a later consensually recorded conversation with a cooperating witness (the “CW”), SIMMONS expressed concern that Victim Entity-1 would contact the portfolio managers with whom it believed its funds were invested and learn that “there’s no . . . money.”

MELI also solicited at least three investors in a separate business run by MELI by falsely representing that he had entered into an agreement with the producer of the Show under which MELI would purchase a large number of tickets to the Show and then resell those tickets at a profit. MELI promised these investors a share in these profits. In truth and in fact, MELI had not entered into an agreement to purchase tickets to the Show but rather diverted investor money to his own personal use, including spending more than $200,000 at a luxury car dealership, and used investor monies to repay earlier investors in both his own Ponzi-like ticket resale scheme and the Hedge Fund. In later consensually recorded conversations with the CW, MELI discussed his “fraudulent ticket deal” and described playing a “shell game” with investor monies.

* * *

SIMMONS, 48, of Wilton, Connecticut, and MELI, 42, of Manhattan, were arrested this morning. SIMMONS is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, and one count of wire fraud. MELI is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, and two counts of wire fraud. The conspiracy count carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. The securities fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $5 million, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. The wire fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencings of the defendants will be determined by the judge.

Mr. Kim praised the work of the FBI and thanked the Securities and Exchange Commission for its assistance. He added that the investigation is continuing.

The charges were brought in connection with the President’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The task force was established to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. With more than 20 federal agencies, 94 U.S. attorneys’ offices, and state and local partners, it is the broadest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to combat fraud. Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets; and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations. Since fiscal year 2009, the Justice Department has filed over 18,000 financial fraud cases against more than 25,000 defendants. For more information on the task force, please visitwww.StopFraud.gov."

What can they expect in federal prison if they end up behind bars....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

 

Wealthy Philanthropist Takes Her life

the late Margaret Fagenson, courtesy NY Post

According to the New York Post, Margaret Fagenson leaped out of her 14th floor apartment to her death. See story here....http://nypost.com/2017/01/26/wealthy-philanthropist-jumps-to-her-death-on-upper-east-side/

How can someone commit suicide? This person allegedly had money so why should she take her life?

Was she in physical pain? Was she in mental pain? I feel sorry for the family and I pray for them for comfort and healing.

West Virginia business owners cheat and steal employment taxes and head to the big house

 According to the feds, "Two Wayne County, West Virginia business owners were sentenced to prison today for failing to pay over employment taxes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Carol Casto for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Michael Taylor, 48, and his wife, Jeanette Taylor, 44, were sentenced to serve 21 months and 27 months in prison, respectively, by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers of the Southern District of West Virginia.

According to documents filed with the court, from 2000 through 2010, the Taylors owned and operated a construction business in Wayne, West Virginia, that transported steel and sold gravel and concrete throughout West Virginia and Kentucky. The Taylors changed the name of the business several times, though the operations of the business remained the same. From 1999 to 2004, the business was operated as Taylor Contracting & Taylor Ready-Mix LLC. In 2004, the name changed to Taylor Contracting/Taylor Ready-Mix LLC. In 2010, the name changed a third time to Bluegrass Aggregates.

Both Michael Taylor and Jeanette Taylor were responsible for collecting, accounting for, and paying over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) federal income taxes and social security and Medicare taxes that were withheld from the wages of their employees. From July 2007 through 2010, the Taylors withheld over $850,000 from their employees’ paychecks. Instead of paying over the withheld taxes to the IRS, the Taylors used the funds to purchase property and finance their horse farm. The Taylors also failed to pay over $490,000 in employment taxes for their prior business. The total tax loss for the Taylors’ conduct is $1.4 million.

On Oct. 18, 2016, Michael Taylor pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States for failing to fully pay over payroll taxes from mid-2007 through 2010, and Jeanette Taylor pleaded guilty to one count of failing to pay over payroll taxes for the last quarter of 2009.

In addition to the term of prison imposed, Michael Taylor was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and to pay $1,440,130 in restitution to the IRS. Jeanette Taylor was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and to pay $766,273 jointly and severally with Michael Taylor to the IRS."

They stole all that money to invest in themselves. Not so smart. Lucky for them they did not get hit with heavy prison terms. What can they expect in federal prison? Go here...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Psychologists convicted in 25 million dollar health care fraud

Two owners of psychological services companies, one of whom was a clinical psychologist, were convicted yesterday for their involvement in a $25.2 million Medicare fraud scheme carried out through eight companies at nursing homes in four states in the Southeastern United States.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite of the Eastern District of Louisiana, Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey S. Sallet of the FBI’s New Orleans Field Office and Special Agent in Charge C.J. Porter of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (HHS-OIG) Dallas Regional Office made the announcement.

Rodney Hesson, Psy.D, 47, of Slidell, Louisiana, licensed clinical psychologist and owner of Nursing Home Psychological Service of Louisiana LLC, Nursing Home Psychological Service of Mississippi LLC, Nursing Home Psychological Services of Florida LLC and Nursing Home Psychological Service of Alabama LLC (collectively NHPS), and Gertrude Parker, 63, of Slidell, Louisiana, owner of Psychological Care Services of Louisiana, Psychological Care Services of Mississippi, Psychological Care Services of Alabama and Psychological Care Services of Florida (collectively PCS), were convicted following a seven-day jury trial in the Eastern District of Louisiana.  They were each convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to make false statements related to health care matters.  The jury verdict included a money judgment of $8,956,278, as well as forfeiture of Hesson’s home and at least $525,629 in seized currency.  A sentencing hearing for both defendants is set for May 4, 2017, before U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Barbier of the Eastern District of Louisiana.  

According to evidence presented at trial, the defendants’ companies contracted with nursing homes in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi to allow NHPS and PCS clinical psychologists to provide psychological services to nursing home residents.  Hesson and Parker caused these companies to bill Medicare for hours of psychological testing services that these nursing home residents did not need or in some instances did not receive.  Between 2009 and 2015, NHPS and PCS submitted over $25.2 million in claims to Medicare, a significant amount of these claims being fraudulent.  Medicare paid more than $13.5 million on the fraudulent claims.

The FBI and HHS-OIG investigated the case, which was brought by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, under the supervision of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.  Senior Litigation Counsel John Michelich and Trial Attorneys Katherine Raut and Katherine Payerle of the Fraud Section are prosecuting the case.

The Fraud Section leads the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. Since its inception in March 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, now operating in nine cities across the country, has charged over 3,000 defendants who collectively have billed the Medicare program for over $11 billion. In addition, the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with the HHS-OIG, are taking steps to increase accountability and decrease the presence of fraudulent providers.

Since they took it to trial and lost, they can expect to be hammered at sentencing. My heart goes out to them for they will suffer in federal prison. To see what they can expect, go here.... https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

Landscaper cuts his taxes and gets 18 months in the big yard

According to the feds..."Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONALD BIAGI, JR., 55, of Fairfield, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for tax evasion.

According to court documents and statements made in court, BIAGI is the sole owner of Don Biagi Landscaping. BIAGI, through Don Biagi Landscaping, generated business income by providing landscaping and snowplowing services to commercial and residential customers in Fairfield County. BIAGI regularly negotiated client checks at banks for cash rather than depositing the checks into his business bank accounts. Between 2008 and 2010, BIAGI cashed approximately 574 client checks, ranging in amounts from $10.52 to $15,604.50, in the total amount of approximately $848,750.

BIAGI, who acted as his own bookkeeper, did not disclose to his tax return preparer the client checks he cashed and some of the client checks he deposited into his business account between 2008 and 2010. As a result, a total of $1,321,305 in business gross receipts were not reported on BIAGI’s federal tax returns for 2008, 2009, and 2010, resulting in his substantially under-reporting his taxable income. BIAGI failed to report approximately 62 percent of his business’s gross receipts in 2008, approximately 47 percent of the gross receipts in 2009, and approximately 60 percent of the gross receipts in 2010.

Judge Covello ordered BIAGI to pay $445,579 in back taxes, and additional penalties and interest that have accrued on his unpaid taxes. BIAGI made a $50,000 payment toward his restitution today.

On September 29, 2016, BIAGI pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. He was ordered to report to prison on April 1, 2017."

It is a shame because he did honest, hard work. However, he should have honestly paid his taxes. Also, homeowners are going to have find other landscapers or their gardens are going to look messy. Many landscapers are immigrants but with Trump in power, maybe they will head south.
What can he expect in Federal Prison? If he ends up in Otisville Camp, he can get a job in landscaping and feel right at home. Except in prison, you only make 10 cents an hour.. Go here for more information... https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

 

Female Bank Official admits to stealing from the cookie jar....

According to the feds.... "Melissa Strohman, age 54, of Nottingham, Maryland, pleaded guilty in federal court today to wire fraud and bank embezzlement, arising from a six-year scheme to steal over $1.8 million from bank customers at the bank where she worked.

The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Patti Tarasca, Special Agent in Charge, New York Region, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Office of Inspector General; and Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. Johnson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office.

According to her plea agreement, from April 2010 through July 2016, Strohman was Senior Vice President at a federal savings bank in Maryland, which had branches in Pikesville and Highlandtown. Strohman was responsible for managing the bank’s savings department, including overseeing deposits and Individual Retirement Accounts for every customer. In addition, as the bank’s Bank Secrecy Officer, Strohman was responsible for filing Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports for any transactions that were deemed to be suspicious or potentially illegal.

Strohman admitted that she used her position of trust at the bank to cause more than 200 unauthorized transfers and withdrawals of funds from six customers’ bank accounts to pay for mortgages, credit card bills and property tax bills associated with Strohman and her family members. Three of the six victim customers were at least 80 years old, and for two of the accounts the customers were deceased.

For example, Strohman used her supervisory override function on the bank’s electronic banking system to facilitate unauthorized transfers between the victim customers’ accounts to accounts associated with Strohman; forged the signature of one victim customer in order to complete an unauthorized transaction from that person’s bank account to an American Express account associated with Strohman; and caused unauthorized transfers of funds between the victim customers’ accounts to replace the monies Strohman stole and to conceal those thefts.

Strohman faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for wire fraud, and a maximum of 30 years in prison for bank embezzlement. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett has scheduled sentencing for Strohman on May 12, 2017, at 10:00 a.m."

How much time will she get ? For that amount, I can estimate between 1 to 5 years since she admitted to her theft.
If she would have taken to trial and lost, she would have gotten hammered. To read more about federal prison, go here....https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

 

Bronx Website Operator posting apartment rentals busted.....

website of scam artist

According to the feds..."Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today the filing of a criminal complaint charging ROBERT GUZMAN with mail fraud in connection with a fraudulent apartment rental scheme that claimed more than 2,000 victims. As alleged, GUZMAN posted apartments supposedly available for rent in New York City on websites he operated, amazingapartmentrentals.com and www.equityproject.net[external link] (the “Websites”), that charged a fee to view the apartments on the Website. Between 2013 and 2016, victims paid GUZMAN (who has no real estate licenses) more than $100,000, but were never able to view the apartments purportedly available for rent on the Websites, some of which were not, in fact, in New York City, and others of which were not, in fact, available for rent. GUZMAN was arrested this morning and will be presented before the Honorable James C. Francis IV later today.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Robert Guzman allegedly defrauded more than 2,000 victims who were searching for a place to live in New York City. He allegedly created websites that took advantage of these victims’ desire to find affordable housing in New York city, taking fees from victims to view apartments, when in fact some of the apartments were not even in New York or available for rent. Thanks to the work of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Guzman’s alleged scam has been put to an end.”

USPIS Inspector-in-Charge Philip R. Bartlett said: “Mr. Guzman took advantage of the need for affordable housing by allegedly devising a scheme to defraud those who could least afford to lose their hard-earned funds to a scam. Today’s arrest by Postal Inspectors, exemplifies our Agency’s commitment to bring individuals to justice whose greed overshadows honesty and decency.”

According to the Complaint[1]:

From 2013 through the present, GUZMAN would post on the Websites apartments supposedly available for rent in New York City, and would charge a fee to view the apartments (the “Application Fee”). The Website included listings for apartments that were not, in fact, in New York City, as well as some that were, in fact, listed for sale, not for rent, by actual real estate companies. After the victims mailed the Application Fee to a P.O. box GUZMAN provided on the Website, the victims would never be able to view the apartments purportedly available for rent. Between 2013 and 2016, GUZMAN defrauded more than 2,000 victims of over $100,000.

* * *

GUZMAN, 42, of the Bronx, New York, was arrested this morning in the Bronx. GUZMAN was charged with mail fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge."

The website looks pretty sophisticated. Obviously, he never performed or came through for anyone so his scam busted open when I assume people complained for paying him and they got nothing in return. Will he get a lot of time? Based on the dollar amount, I dont think so, maybe a 1 or 2 or maybe probation unless he goes to trial, then he can get hammered. If he stole millions of dollars, his time would be greater.  See what he can expect in federal prison go here...https://www.amazon.com/PRISON-expect-Federal-Bureau-Prisons-ebook/dp/B011GTWLOG

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Lady Attorney in Florida Pleads guilty to stealing 2.7 million dollars.

Julie Kronhau , disbarred and facing jail time 

According to the feds.... "United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Julie W. Kronhaus (52, Winter Park) has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the wire fraud count and up to 30 years’ imprisonment for the bank fraud count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

According to the plea agreement, from June 2009 to February 17, 2015, Kronhaus, who was a licensed attorney and Certified Public Accountant in Florida, defrauded her clients and banks of approximately $2.7 million. As part of her practice, Kronhaus would act as a trustee for her clients and also hold their money in various bank accounts depending on the purpose of trust. Instead of using the funds for the purpose intended by her clients, Kronhaus would divert the money into her law firm’s bank accounts and pay for her personal expenses.

In addition, Kronhaus engaged in a check kiting scheme where she would write checks with accounts that had insufficient funds. She would deposit the worthless checks into her trust account at another bank to give the appearance that there were sufficient funds in the account. She then issued checks from her trust account to her clients, taking advantage of the bank’s float time."

Her story is also reported in http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-disbarred-attorney-julie-kronhaus-20160102-story.html

What happened here? A successful attorney becomes a thief? Obviously talmud Yoma discusses the psychology of the human brain. When you do something once or twice and nothing happens, it becomes permitted to you. She probably started stealing small and eventually it ballooned until she got caught.

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Federal Prison will be a reality check for this person. She may sit for a while....

  

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Latino and Indian charged in false invoicing scam

According to the feds..".Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today the filing of a criminal complaint charging ENRICO RUBANO, a/k/a “Rick Rubano,” and SHIVANAND MAHARAJ with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a false invoicing scheme that defrauded health and retirement funds (the “Funds”) of millions of dollars. As alleged, over a period of six years, RUBANO, MAHARAJ, and their co-conspirators generated hundreds of invoices for work they had not performed, which RUBANO, in his role as co-head of information technology for the Funds, approved for payment. RUBANO and MAHARAJ were arrested this morning, and will be presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “As alleged, Enrico Rubano used his position as the co-head of IT for a health and retirement benefit fund to perpetrate a scheme to falsely invoice millions of dollars from the fund for consulting work never actually performed. Rubano allegedly had the fund make payments based on hundreds of fake invoices to Shivanand Maharaj’s company, not for IT work actually done by that company, but really in exchange for alleged kickback payments to Rubano. Money that should have gone to help pay retirement and health care benefits were instead allegedly diverted to Rubano and Maharaj.”

USPIS Inspector-in-Charge Philip R. Bartlett said: “These defendants devised a scheme to falsely bill their client for work that was never performed by allegedly using an ‘inside’ employee to approve bogus invoices. They went one step too far when they decided to use the US Mail to facilitate their criminal misdeeds. Postal Inspectors will resolutely pursue fraudsters who use the U.S. mail to facilitate fraud schemes.”

According to the Complaint[1]:

From 2008 through October 2015, RUBANO was the co-head of information technology for the Funds and had the authority to approve the payment of invoices from third-party vendors. Beginning in 2009, and continuing through 2015, RUBANO, MAHARAJ, and others devised a scheme in which companies they owned or controlled submitted to the Funds invoices for millions of dollars in information technology services that were never performed or that had, in fact, been performed by employees of the Funds or other vendors. RUBANO, in his position as co-head of information technology, approved these fraudulent invoices, and received kickbacks from MAHARAJ and other co-conspirators. Between 2009 and 2015, RUBANO, MAHARAJ, and their co-conspirators falsely billed and fraudulently received from the Funds at least approximately $3.4 million.

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RUBANO, 48, of Tappan, New York, and MAHARAJ, 36, of Cresskill, New Jersey, were arrested this morning in Tappan, New York, and Cresskill, New Jersey, respectively. RUBANO and MAHARAJ are each charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge."

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Brazen Prisoner guilty of bilking the I.R.S.....

According to the feds...– "Howard Webber, a former resident of Marin County, Calif., was convicted today by a federal jury for conspiring to use identities of others and file fraudulent income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.  The verdict follows a two-week trial before the Honorable Richard Seeborg, U.S. District Judge.

According to the evidence presented at trial, from June 2010 through January 2012, Webber, 52, conspired with Clifford Bercovich, 69, of San Rafael, Calif., to obtain the names and social security numbers of fellow inmates while Webber was incarcerated at various prisons and jails, including San Quentin State Prison and Santa Clara County jail in California, and the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Webber convinced inmates to give their names and social security numbers by explaining that they could help inmates take advantage of government programs.  Webber recruited certain inmates to help solicit the identities of other inmates, and created a limited-liability company, Inmate Assets Recovery and Liquidation Services LLC, to make their scheme appear legitimate. Webber and Bercovich then used these identities to file false federal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The returns falsely represented that the inmates earned wages or other income and fraudulently claimed refunds.  Webber and Bercovich opened a post office box, which they listed as the taxpayer address on each false return and used it to receive the fraudulently obtained refund checks. In some cases, they also directed that the refunds be wired to bank accounts that they opened and controlled.  According to the evidence presented at trial, Webber and Bercovich filed more than 700 false returns and received over $600,000 in fraudulently obtained income tax refunds.

“Today’s guilty verdict brings a just end to Mr. Webber’s scheme to defraud the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Stretch.  “This office will continue to devote its resources to ensure that those who enrich themselves by using the identities of others and filing false tax returns are apprehended and prosecuted.”

“As the IRS filing season begins this week, today’s conviction sends a clear message to those contemplating stealing identities and using the information to obtain fraudulent refunds – plan on getting caught and facing significant jail time,” said Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg.

“We want everyone who files a tax return to take advantage of the deductions and credits to which they are entitled by law,” said Tyrone W. Blanchette, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Assistant Special Agent in Charge.  “However, no one is entitled to defraud the United States and the American Taxpayers.  Today’s guilty verdict should send a clear message that those involved in these types of schemes will be held accountable for their crimes.”

Webber is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Seeborg on May 16, 2017.  Webber faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.  Further, Webber faces a mandatory minimum of two years in prison for aggravated identity theft.  An additional period of supervised release, restitution, and monetary penalties also may be imposed; however, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.  Bercovich pleaded guilty in December 2016 to conspiracy, mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Seeborg on April 11, 2017. "

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