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CEO of Private Equity Fund Guilty of $140 Million Bank Fraud

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CEO of Private Equity Fund Guilty of $140 Million Bank Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ELLIOT SMERLING pleaded guilty today to a bank fraud scheme that caused the issuance of approximately $140 million in collateralized loans on the basis of forged documents, including subscription agreements from purported limited partners, audit letters attesting to his private equity […]

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Art Forgery Sees Man Charged With Raymon Pettibon Painting Fraud

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  Christian Rosa Weinberger, a/k/a “Christian Rosa,” Provided Fake Certificates of Authenticity for the Forged Pettibon “Wave Series” Paintings             Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the

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Advance Fee Scheme Sees Napoleon Grier Extradited To US From Netherlands

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Grier and His Co-Conspirators Allegedly Defrauded Victims of $2.275 Million as Part of an Advance Fee Scheme               Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the

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US Attorney Sues Automobile Device Manufacturer EZ LYNK & Parties For Defeat Device Violation of Clean Air Act

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Suit Alleges Defendants Sell Product Designed to Remove Emissions Controls from Cars and Trucks; Government Seeks Civil Penalties and an Injunction Barring Future Sales Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Larry Starfield, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of the U.S. Environmental Protection

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Former COO of Biopharmaceutical Company Sentenced For Accounting Fraud

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Former COO of Biopharmaceutical Company Sentenced For Accounting Fraud

                Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM TAYLOR, the former chief operating officer of MiMedx Group, Inc. (“MiMedx”), a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to one year in prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar scheme to fraudulently inflate MiMedx’s revenue.  TAYLOR and

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California Man Charged With Participation in Cryptocurrency & Securities Fraud

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A California man was charged in a complaint unsealed today for his alleged participation in a coordinated cryptocurrency and securities fraud scheme that used purported digital currency platforms and foreign-based financial accounts. John DeMarr, 55, of Santa Ana, was charged in a complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York with one count of conspiracy

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Former CEO of Real Estate Private Equity Firm Charged with Securities Fraud

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Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrest of ERIC MALLEY, the founder and former chief executive officer of real estate private equity investment firm MG

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Former Union President Gets 12 Years’ Prison For Theft From Health Plan Funds

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Former Union President Gets 12 Years' Prison For Theft From Health Plan Funds

          LOS ANGELES – The former president of a Colton-based labor union was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $800,000 from the union’s health plan trust fund, which he used to pay for personal expenses including legal bills and a car loan for his son’s sports car.           John S. Romero, 74,

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STATEMENT OF ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY AUDREY STRAUSS ON COURT APPOINTMENT AS U.S. ATTORNEY

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“Chief Judge Colleen McMahon notified me today that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has appointed me United States Attorney for the District, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), effective January 16, 2021.  I am deeply grateful for the Court’s support and the opportunity to continue serving the people

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Man Pleads Guilty of Multiyear Cyberstalking of Teenage Girls

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Man Pleads Guilty of Multiyear Cyberstalking of Teenage Girls

          LOS ANGELES – A Covina man pleaded guilty today to federal cyberstalking charges for his multiyear internet harassment campaign against two teenage girls who rejected his sexual advances.           Carl De Vera Bennington, 34, pleaded guilty via videoconference to two counts of cyberstalking.           According to his plea agreement, Bennington repeatedly sent one victim unsolicited online

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