May 18, 2016
A man serving more than 13 years in a federal prison for his role in a $127 million international investment fraud and money laundering scheme has asked a Florida federal court to vacate his sentence based on his claims that his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance.
April 02, 2014
Attorney Lawrence S. Hartman was sentenced Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $42.5 million for his role in an international investment fraud and money laundering scheme, the Department of Justice announced.
November 21, 2013
A Florida lawyer pled guilty Wednesday in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in an international investment fraud scheme that prosecutors said scammed victims out of more than $137 million.
July 23, 2013
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday sentenced three members of an international investment fraud and money-laundering scheme that scammed victims out of more than $137 million to between four and 25 years in prison.
July 11, 2013
A Florida federal court Thursday ordered a United Kingdom citizen to forfeit $137 million for his part in an investment fraud and money laundering scheme in which worthless stock in hijacked dormant, publicly traded companies in the United States was sold to victim-investors.
May 15, 2013
A Florida lawyer was turned over to U.S. authorities Wednesday in Miami to be prosecuted for his alleged role in an international investment fraud scheme that scammed victims out of more than $137 million.