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Joseph Gowan of Port Chester, who was among those convicted following a 12-day trial before United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein, was sentenced by Stein to 72 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $1,763,582.05 and to pay $1,705,586.05 in restitution.
“Motivated by greed and the possibility of a quick payday, these defendants aggressively targeted the elderly and other vulnerable victims by convincing them to invest their money in various businesses," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman said. "In reality, these so-called opportunities were just fraudulent schemes to steal victims’ money. Now, they have all been sentenced to prison.”
Berman praised the work of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations and the New York City Police Department.
If you believe you have been a victim of these telemarketing companies: A1 Business Consultants, Elevated Business Consultants, Element Business Services, Prestige Worldwide Enterprises, Olive Branch Marketing, CTO Consulting, Carlyle Management Group, or Vanguard Business Solutions, please contact Wendy Olsen-Clancy, the Victim Witness Coordinator at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, at 866-874-8900 or wendy.olsen@usdoj.gov. You may also report it to Detective Christopher Bastos of the New York City Police Department at 917-480-7167 or christopher.bastos@nypd.org.
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