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$185M Scheme: NY Trio Nabbed For Defrauding 1,400 Investors, Feds Say $185M Scheme: NY Trio Nabbed For Defrauding 1,400 Investors, Feds Say
$185M Scheme: NY Trio Nabbed For Defrauding 1,400 Investors, Feds Say Three New York men have been charged in connection with a $185 million fraud scheme involving over a thousand investors, federal authorities announced. The three are Long Island resident Mario Gogliormella, age 47, of Manhasset; and New York City residents Steven Lacaj, age 27, of Manhattan, and Karim Ibrahim, age 34, of Queens, also known as “Chris Hayes." “By allegedly raising approximately $185 million from over 1,400 investors, Mario Gogliormella, Steven Lacaj, and Karim Ibrahim left a trail of shattered trust and financial ruin," US Attorney for the Southern Distric…

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NY Financial Advisor Accused Of Misappropriating More Than $1M From Client, Prospective Clients NY Financial Advisor Accused Of Misappropriating More Than $1M From Client, Prospective Clients
NY Financial Advisor Accused Of Misappropriating More Than $1M From Client, Prospective Clients A former registered investment adviser and founder of a New York financial advisory firm has been charged with fraud and money laundering. An indictment was unsealed on Monday, Dec. 6 in federal court in Central Islip charging Long Island resident Jeffrey Slothower, of Suffolk County, with wire fraud, investment adviser fraud, and money laundering in connection with a scheme to misappropriate more than $1 million from current and prospective clients. Slothower was arrested earlier in the day at his home in Southampton. “As alleged, Slothower executed a calculated scheme in which he repeate…

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by Joe Lombardi