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New York man found guilty in $200 million credit card fraud scheme
Criminal Defense
A New York man was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in an elaborate $200 million credit card fraud scheme. He was charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Raghbir Singh, 61, was charged in February 2013 in a scheme that procured thousands of credit cards by creating over 7,000 fake identities.…
Art forger arrested again for selling fake Damien Hirst prints
Criminal Defense
An art forger previously convicted of selling knock-off paintings was arrested again on June 14 just over two weeks after being released from prison on similar charges. He was indicted on 11 counts in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. Authorities accused Vincent Lopreto, 52, of selling around $400,000 worth of counterfeit Damien Hirst…
New York man indicted for defrauding businesses of $1.2 million
Criminal Defense
A man from Salamanca, New York, pleaded not guilty to multiple fraud and money laundering charges. He allegedly ran fraudulent debt restructuring businesses out of two offices in the state targeting small business owners. Victims were scammed out of around $1.2 million. Sergiy Bezrukov, 33, was handed a 48-count indictment by a federal grand jury.…