Arael Doolittle sentenced for $317 million N95 mask scam
(HOUSTON) – A 56-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison for scheming to fraudulently sell 50 million non-existent N95 facemasks to the Australian government, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Arael Doolittle pleaded guilty July 27, 2021.
Today, U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes ordered him to serve a 54-month sentence. At the hearing, the court heard additional evidence...
IRS seized $3.5B in crypto-related fraud money
IRS seized $3.5B in crypto-related fraud money this year as illicit activity multiplies
he Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations Unit (IRS-CI) seized $3.5 billion from cryptocurrency-related fraud cases over the fiscal year of 2021, according to an annual report published by the agency, underscoring how the booming sector has also sparked a rise in the illicit use of crypto.
According to...
Pursuing flash money, rapper Dylan Raw partners with conman Marc Lubaszka and becomes his patsy
A Special Report: The Harrowing Impunity of White-Collar Crime (Part III)
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: On June 22, 2021, Hadari Oshri –Marc Lubaszka’s business partner– filed a frivolous civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against me to stop the publication of my investigative series “A Special Report: The Harrowing Impunity of White-Collar crime,” and any subsequent installments or future media coverage. On...
The Legal Bullies Club – The SLAPPers: Featuring Hadari Oshri
New Member: Hadari Oshri
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: On June 22, 2021, Hadari Oshri –Marc Lubaszka’s business partner– filed a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against Investor News reporter Aitana Vargas to stop the publication of her investigative series “A Special Report: The Harrowing Impunity of White-Collar crime,” and any subsequent installments or future media coverage. On August 3, 2021, Vargas...
Hadari Oshri’s losses mount up as she fails again to silence her victims
News correspondent Aitana Vargas seeks over $23K in attorney’s fees following her successful anti-SLAPP motion to strike Oshri’s frivolous case
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: On June 22, 2021, Hadari Oshri –Marc Lubaszka’s business partner– filed a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against Investor News reporter Aitana Vargas to stop the publication of her investigative series “A Special Report: The Harrowing Impunity of...
Hadari Oshri loses anti-SLAPP court battle to award-winning news correspondent Aitana Vargas
The Israeli entrepreneur will have to pay mandatory attorney’s fees to the LA-based news reporter
In a highly anticipated ruling, Commissioner Doreen Boxer granted journalist Aitana Vargas’s anti-SLAPP motion and dismissed Hadari Oshri’s petition for a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) in a hearing held at the Los Angeles Superior Court this past Monday morning.
Before granting the award-winning news correspondent’s...
A Special Report: The Harrowing Impunity of White-Collar Crime (Part I)
Marc Lubaszka, the ultimate white-collar conman on the run: From a Hollywood Hills mansion to Venezuela's illegal gold mines and back
Disabled veteran Steve Gern: “It’s been nearly ten years of desperation”
Around 2012, tens of investors across the country experienced nearly $2 million in combined losses with unregistered gold broker Marc Lubaszka. The SEC, the FBI and other law enforcement...
SEC Charges Biotech Company and CEO With Fraud Concerning COVID-19 Blood Testing Device
Washington D.C., Dec. 18, 2020 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against California-based biotechnology company Decision Diagnostics Corp. and its CEO, Keith Berman, with making false and misleading claims in numerous press releases that the company had developed a working, break-through technology that could accurately detect Covid-19 through a quick blood test. The SEC temporarily suspended...