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Monday, August 29, 2022

Prison guard indicted for PPP fraud

 In United States v. Nadji (D. Colo. Case No. 1:22-cv-02070), CL dkt entries here, the Government filed an FBAR collection complaint on 8/15/22. The complaint is here. The complaint requests (¶ 55, p. 8) judgment

for $23,102,381 in willful FBAR penalties, $2,631,772.60 in accrued and assessed late payment penalties, and $877,257.53 of interest, plus costs of collection, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3717, as  of  August 11, 2022. The United States is entitled to recover $26,611,411.13, plus interest, penalties, and costs accruing from August 11, 2022.

According to the complaint:

1. The amounts are significant.

2. Nadji was born in Iran in 1944. While educated in part in the U.S., he “moved back to the United States and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1992.”

3. Nadji was wealthy, deriving his wealth from an Iranian engineering company he owned 100%. Nadji paid no tax on income from the company, either in the U.S. or Iran.

4. He had interests in four foreign bank accounts from 2009 to 2019.  

Government Files FBAR Collection Suit for FBAR Willful Penalties Aggregating $23,102,381 (Plus Interest and Costs)



WWI, WWII, …. WWW - 77% of security leaders fear we’re in perpetual cyberwar from now on

Also, Charming Kittens from Iran scrape email inboxes, France could fine Google again, and more


 
Russian man extradited from Netherlands to Oregon for laundering money from ransomware through crypto; handled over $70 million

San Diego:   Man gets 46 months prison on RICO charges from work with a grandparent scam gang

Five Things not to do an internet search for
  • 1.Technical computer support:. The phone number that come up may go to a scammer instead of the company you are looking for
  • 2.Long Distance movers: Scammers operate very professional web sites that claim to find you a reputable mover at a good price. But too often these lead to scammers who drastically increase charges after the van is loaded
  • 3. Rental apartments and vacation spots: Scammers advertise units online and take deposits. But they don’t really own the units, and your money is gone.
  • 4. Cars/RV’s/Farm Equipment: Crooks again advertise online with stolen photos and claim to offer a good deal. But after you wire money you find that the vehicle doesn’t exist.
  • Pets: Scammers steal photos of puppies and kittens and offer them for sale. But you must pay for air transportation of the pet, and if you do then they have a continuing request for more money for other items to finally get the pet. It doesn’t exist. I suspect well over half of all the pets you find online with a search are really by these scammers.

 
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Fraud Studies. Here are links to the studies I’ve written for the Better Business Bureau: puppy fraud, romance fraud; BEC fraud, sweepstakes/lottery fraud,  tech support fraud, romance fraud money mules, crooked movers, government imposters, online vehicle sale scams, rental fraud, gift cards,  job scams,  online shopping fraud, and crypto scams
 
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