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COVID-19: Fairfield County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds COVID-19: Fairfield County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds
Covid-19: Fairfield County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds A Fairfield County man pleaded guilty to charges related to his scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Moustapha Diakhate, age 46, of Stamford, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 26, one count of wire fraud and one count of making an illegal monetary transaction, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Diakhate provided Citibank and M&T Bank with false, fraudulent information during a PPP loan application to receive loans for six small businesses entities, the US Attorney's…

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Greenwich Man Sentenced For Operating Investment Fraud Scheme Greenwich Man Sentenced For Operating Investment Fraud Scheme
Greenwich Man Sentenced For Operating Investment Fraud Scheme A local man will spend time behind bars after admitting to his role in scamming an acquaintance out of nearly $300,000 by offering a non-existent business proposal, then taking and using the provided funds for personal expenses. Greenwich resident Leonid “Lenny” Pollak, 59, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison following a guilty plea in federal court in New Haven earlier this year to one count of wire fraud related to an investment fraud scheme and one count of illegal monetary transactions. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Pollak owned a Norwalk-based company that …

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Greenwich Man Who Owned Norwalk Business Admits To $300K Investment Fraud Scheme Greenwich Man Who Owned Norwalk Business Admits To $300K Investment Fraud Scheme
Greenwich Man Who Owned Norwalk Business Admits To $300K Investment Fraud Scheme A local man has admitted to his role in scamming an acquaintance out of nearly $300,000 by offering a non-existent business proposal, then taking and using the provided funds for personal expenses. Greenwich resident Leonid “Lenny” Pollak, 58, has pleaded guilty in federal court in New Haven to one count of wire fraud related to an investment fraud scheme and one count of illegal monetary transactions, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week. Pollak owned a Norwalk-based company that organized trade shows and expositions throughout t…

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Greenwich Man Charged In $300K Investment Fraud Scheme Greenwich Man Charged In $300K Investment Fraud Scheme
Greenwich Man Charged In $300K Investment Fraud Scheme A Fairfield County man has been indicted on charges that he scammed an acquaintance out of nearly $300,000 by offering a non-existent business proposal, then taking and using the provided funds for personal expenses. A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging Greenwich resident Leonid “Lenny” Pollak, 58, with federal offenses related to an investment fraud scheme, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Thursday. Pollak was arrested on Thursday morning and arraigned in New Haven. He’s currently behind held, pending his nex…

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