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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 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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