WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Head of Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm Pleads Guilty in $62.8M Investment Fraud Scheme A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday in the Northern District of Georgia for his role in a scheme to defraud investors in connection with two commercial real estate investments. According to court documents, Elchonon "Elie" Schwartz, 46, of New York City, engaged in a scheme to defraud  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Through Kickbacks and Bribes, Defendants Illegally Diverted Tens of Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Emergency Housing Program to Enrich Themselves * * * Earlier today, at the federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Julio Medina, Christopher Dantzler and Weihong Hu with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, honest-ser  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Defendants Lied to Investors Regarding Hidden Markups and Fees and Stole Millions of Dollars in Investor Funds for Themselves * * * Earlier today, at the federal court in Brooklyn, a superseding indictment was unsealed charging Robert Cassino, also known as "Bobby Cassino," Joseph Passalaqua and Joseph Rivera with securities fraud consp  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A New York man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy. According to court documents, a Kendall County Sheriff's Department deputy attempted a traffic stop on July 18, 2022, when the deputy observed Peter Diaz-Vasquez, 28, of Bronx  more