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Feds: 2nd Cali Man Laundered $560,000 Stolen From Bergen Man, $285,000 In Gov't Loan Scheme
A second California man has been charged in an email scam that cost a Bergen County property owner $560,000 – and there could be more, federal authorities said.
Anthony Debose Hannah, 57, controlled an account where co-conspirator Eric Bullard wired $230,000 of the money, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Bullard, 59, of Los Angeles had hacked an email account at a law firm representing the victim, then wrote to the client with instructions to wire the $560,000 into an escrow account identified as “Eric’s Commercial LLC,” Honig said.
The day the transfer was posted, Bullard was s…
Feds: Cali Con Man Hacks Law Firm Email, Collects $755,000 From Bergen Victim, US Government
A Bergen County property owner got fooled into wiring $560,000 to a con man from California who also collected nearly $195,000 in small business loans by fraud, authorities said.
Eric Bullard, 59, of Los Angeles hacked an email account at a law firm representing the victim, then wrote to the client with instructions to wire the money into an escrow account identified as “Eric’s Commercial LLC,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
The account at the time held all of $40, Honig said.
The day the transfer was posted, Bullard was seen on surveillance footage withdrawing $96,275 in 10 s…
