DA VANCE: OPERATOR AND TWO EMPLOYEES OF MONEY TRANSFER AGENCY CHARGED WITH STEALING FROM CUSTOMERS ATTEMPTING TO SEND FUNDS TO FAMILY IN LATIN AMERICA

June 22, 2017

Defendants Accused of Stealing $28,000 from 21 Customers; Victims Were Immigrants, Most Did Not Speak English Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of PERLA OZORIA, 30, VILMANIA DEJESUS, 30, and AMBAR OZORIA, 28, for stealing $28,000 from customers of a money transfer agency at two locations in East Harlem. PERLA … More DA VANCE: OPERATOR AND TWO EMPLOYEES OF MONEY TRANSFER AGENCY CHARGED WITH STEALING FROM CUSTOMERS ATTEMPTING TO SEND FUNDS TO FAMILY IN LATIN AMERICA

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AG Schneiderman Announces Arrest of Bronx Man Masquerading as a Lawyer and Preying on Immigrants Seeking Legal Assistance

October 11, 2016

Rivera Has Collected Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars In Undeserved Fees For Immigration Work He Was Never Qualified To Perform Schneiderman: Edwin Rivera Has Demonstrated A Blatant Disregard For The Law And We Are Sending Him To Jail NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the arrest of Edwin Rivera, the operator … More AG Schneiderman Announces Arrest of Bronx Man Masquerading as a Lawyer and Preying on Immigrants Seeking Legal Assistance

Man defrauding individuals with job offers is arrested.

July 5, 2016

Authorities are investigating a man who defrauded individuals looking for work. If found guilty he could spend up to 7 years in jail ====================== Las autoridades investigan a un hombre que estafaba a personas que buscaban trabajo, de ser hallado culpable pasaría hasta 7 años de cárcel. View the reporting by Univision HERE / vea … More Man defrauding individuals with job offers is arrested.

TWO QUEENS REAL ESTATE AGENTS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING 20 PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OUT OF OVER $65,000 IN DEPOSITS AND RENTS

June 27, 2016

Queens  District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that, as part of an ongoing investigation, two Queens real estate agents have been charged with taking a total of more than $65,000 in security deposits, agent fees and rental payments from 20 prospective tenants over a one-year period between 2014 and 2015 and then never making … More TWO QUEENS REAL ESTATE AGENTS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING 20 PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OUT OF OVER $65,000 IN DEPOSITS AND RENTS

WOODSIDE REALTOR CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING 19 PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OUT OF $76,820 IN DEPOSITS AND RENT

June 1, 2016

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that a Queens realtor was arrested upon her arrival yesterday at John F. Kennedy Airport following a flight from the Ukraine and charged with taking tens of thousands of dollars in security deposits, agent fees and rental payments from 19 prospective tenants over a one-year period between … More WOODSIDE REALTOR CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING 19 PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OUT OF $76,820 IN DEPOSITS AND RENT

Compensation Fund Set Up for Victims of Long Island Insurance and Licenses Scam

May 6, 2016

A Hispanic women in Hempstead, Long Island sold Connecticut drivers licenses and Virginia insurance policies. She was arrested and now faces deportation for fraud. Her victims could receive compensation. Una mujer hispana en Hempstead, Long Island, vendía licencias de conducir de Connecticutt y pólizas de seguro de Virginia. Fue arrestada y enfrenta deportacion por fraude. … More Compensation Fund Set Up for Victims of Long Island Insurance and Licenses Scam

DA VANCE: JOSE PANCHANA PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM IMMIGRANT JOB SEEKERS

April 25, 2016

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Caitlyn Fowles fowlesc@dany.nyc.gov April 20, 2016 Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of JOSE PANCHANA, 39, for stealing thousands of dollars from individuals seeking jobs through the collection of fake employment fees. The defendant pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to the top … More DA VANCE: JOSE PANCHANA PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM IMMIGRANT JOB SEEKERS

Midwood Travel Agent Indicted For Stealing More Than $350,000 From Over 25 Pakistani Customers; Travel Packages, Tickets Never Purchased

April 13, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 7, 2016 Midwood Travel Agent Indicted For Stealing More Than $350,000 From Over 25 Pakistani Customers; Travel Packages, Tickets Never Purchased In Addition to Losing Hard-Earned Savings, Victims Missed Pilgrimages to Mecca, Family Celebrations, Including a Wedding Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a travel agent in Midwood has been … More Midwood Travel Agent Indicted For Stealing More Than $350,000 From Over 25 Pakistani Customers; Travel Packages, Tickets Never Purchased

Fake Lawyer Who Falsely Claimed Brooklyn Bar Association as his Office Sent to Prison in Connection with Offering Bogus Immigration Services for a Fee 

March 9, 2016

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 9, 2016   Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced today that a Sunset Park man was sentenced to two to four years in prison for posing as an attorney and charging thousands of dollars for immigration services which he failed to deliver. District Attorney Thompson said, “Howard Seidler is … More Fake Lawyer Who Falsely Claimed Brooklyn Bar Association as his Office Sent to Prison in Connection with Offering Bogus Immigration Services for a Fee