Anil Mangukia, 39, of Edison, N.J., and Yash Navadia, 25 of Secaucus, N.J., who were Indian Nationals, were both indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with money laundering conspiracy for their roles in an elder fraud gold bar courier scam (“Courier Scam”) targeting older Americans. They allegedly stole more than $127,000 and attempted to steal an additional $650,000 from a victim in Warren, Ohio.
Rebecca C. Lutzko, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced recently that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a three-count indictment charging a Willoughby Hills couple with conspiring to set fire to rental properties in order to collect insurance money.
United States Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko announced Thursday that Eric King, 35, a former employee of Eye For Change Youth and Family Services, Inc., a nonprofit corporation in Cleveland, was found guilty of 13 counts of health care fraud, one count of false statement relating to health care matters and five counts of aggravated identity theft.
Michael Harman, 46, of Ravenna, Ohio, was sentenced recently to 43 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr., after Harman pleaded guilty to a six-count information that charged him with wire fraud, making and subscribing false tax returns and money laundering.
Lonnie White and Lisa Ogletree of Willoughby Hills are facing charges in connection with conspiring to set fire to rental properties to collect insurance money.