Three People Charged In Connection With A Wire Fraud And Arson Scheme

Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen M. Schenning announced Friday Fifty-five-year-old Greg Ramsey of Baltimore was sentenced to 355 months in prison for use of fire to commit wire fraud, attempted witness tampering and malicious destruction of property by fire. Twenty-nine-year-old Tyesha Roberts of Baltimore was sentenced to five years of probation for attempted obstruction of an…

Man From Pakistan Gets 21-Month Prison Sentence For Involvement In Axact Fake Diploma Scheme

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim announced Monday a Pakistani man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his involvement in an international fake diploma scheme. On April 6, 2017, Umair Hamid pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Hamid was employed with Axact, which represented itself as an information technology provider. Consumers…

Former Central United Talmudic Academy Indicted On Federal Charges In $3M Fraud Scheme

Two former employees of Central United Talmudic Academy (CUTA), Brooklyn school system, was indicted Thursday on four counts of mail fraud, one count of wire and mail fraud. The criminal indictment was unsealed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Thursday against Joel Lowy and Elozer Porges, both former officials of…