A federal grand jury has indicted two men on federal fraud charges that allege a double-booking, bait-and-switch scam run through online property rental platforms – primarily Airbnb – that brought in more than $8.5 million through misleading listings and fraudulently canceling reservations, which included discrimination against Black people, the Justice Department announced today.
For more than 22 years, Ryan Korner ’01 has worked with IRS Criminal Investigation, and within the past few months was promoted to Director of Field Operations for the Western United States. If it weren’t for the mentorship and guidance he received from Jason Gandee ’95, he likely wouldn’t have survived the first few years in federal law enforcement. “That is not an exaggeration,” Korner said. “Jason stayed in touch with me and helped me through some of the early days as a Special Agent. That is tough work, but also exciting.”