January 7 2012
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES DeANGELIS was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon to 57 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent investment scheme through which he and others defrauded more than 15 victims out of more than $800,000. DeANGELIS previously pled guilty in May 2011 to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to structure financial transactions to evade reporting requirements.
