USA v. Steinger et al

  1. July 31, 2023

    Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Has Probation Ended Early

    A Florida federal judge has terminated probation a year ahead of schedule for a former Mutual Benefits Corp. outside counsel who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay a portion of $827 million in restitution for his role in a massive insurance scam.

  2. June 28, 2023

    Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Wants Probation Ended Early

    The former Mutual Benefits Corp. outside counsel sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to make a portion of $827 million in restitution for his role in a massive insurance scam has asked a Florida federal court for an early end to his 36-month probation, citing his "low-risk" status.

  3. March 19, 2020

    Imprisoned Fraudster's Attys Say COVID-19 Could Kill Him

    Attorneys for the former CEO of Mutual Benefits Corp. currently serving a 20-year sentence for orchestrating an $837 million insurance investment scam are asking a Florida federal court to release him, saying that given his age and medical ailments, COVID-19 could kill him in prison.

  4. June 04, 2015

    Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Appeals Denial Of Retrial

    The former Mutual Benefits Corp. outside counsel sentenced to 10 years in prison and $827 million in joint restitution for his role in a massive insurance scam launched his appeal for a new trial from a Florida federal court Wednesday.

  5. May 21, 2015

    Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Can't Get Retrial For Juror Mix-Up

    The former Mutual Benefits Corp. outside counsel sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and ordered to pay $827 million in joint restitution for a massive insurance investment scam, lost his bid for a new trial Thursday when a Florida federal judge found no grounds for allegations of juror misconduct.

  6. April 13, 2015

    Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Seeks Retrial Over 'Jury Crasher'

    Mutual Benefits Corp.'s former outside counsel, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and ordered to pay $827 million in joint restitution for MBC's insurance investment scam, asked a Florida federal judge on Friday for a new trial because one of the jurors purportedly hadn't actually been summoned for service.

  7. August 29, 2014

    Ex-Mutual Benefits CEO Gets 20 Years For $837M Fraud

    Ailing former Mutual Benefits Corp. CEO Joel Steinger received a 20-year sentence Friday in Miami federal court for masterminding an $837 million insurance investment scam that the prosecutor said ranks among the country's worst frauds, alongside Bernie Madoff's and Scott Rothstein's Ponzi schemes.

  8. July 18, 2014

    MBC Founder's Partner Gets Supervised Release For Fraud

    Henry Fecker, the domestic partner of Mutual Benefits Corp. founder and vice president Steven Steiner, was sentenced Friday in Florida federal court to time served and four years of supervised release for a count of bank fraud connected to the company's $837 million insurance scam.

  9. May 08, 2014

    MBC Founder's Partner Pleads Guilty To Aiding $837M Scam

    Henry Fecker, the domestic partner of Mutual Benefits Corp. founder and vice president Steven Steiner, pled guilty Thursday in Florida federal court in connection with an $837 million insurance scam.

  10. April 22, 2014

    GrayRobinson Drops Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty In Appeal

    The former outside counsel for Mutual Benefits Corp. will be on his own for the appeal of his 10-year sentence for his role in the company's $837 million insurance investment scam after his GrayRobinson PA attorneys dropped him, according to court papers filed Monday.

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