Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anthony M. Bruce and Elizabeth R. Moellering, who are handling the case, stated that according to the indictment, the defendants stand accused of orchestrating a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and others. The scheme involved more than 15 shell companies, 50 bank accounts, and multiple attorney trust accounts.
The defendants will be arraigned on Nov. 23, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy.
The indictment is the culmination of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Cohen and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, under the direction of Special Agent-In-Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
