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Indiana Real Estate Developer and Property Manager Admits Ponzi Scheme to Defraud Investors of Millions of Dollars | USAO-NJ
NEWARK, N.J. – A assets developer and supervisor from Indiana today admitted his part in a scheme to defraud authentic estate traders, U.S. Legal professional Philip R. Sellinger declared. Herbert Whalen, aka “Bert Whalen,” 47, of Indianapolis, Indiana, pleaded guilty by videoconference in advance of U.S. District Choose Madeline Cox Arleo to the first depend in an indictment, charging him with conspiracy to dedicate wire fraud “The defendant preyed on harmless victims’ need to enhance their individual financial position as a result of what they thought were seem investments,” U.S. Attorney Sellinger stated. “Working with our partners at the FBI, we had been equipped to find his illegal activity and…
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Family of Top Azerbaijani Politician Owns Millions in Luxury Real Estate
by Kelly Bloss (OCCRP) 7 October 2021 Tweet this Share this on Facebook DONATE “Sadiq Khan has been building luxury homes,” says a confident-looking man, addressing the camera with just a hint of a foreign accent. “Kam will be building affordable homes.” The nine-second video was part of 39-year-old Kam Balayev’s unlikely effort to unseat London’s popular mayor in this year’s election. Balayev had fallen in love with the city after visiting there from Azerbaijan as a student, he explained on his campaign site. Now he wanted to make it “work for all Londoners.” Credit: Facebook / Kam Balayev Kam Balayev advertises his mayoral campaign on Facebook. His candidacy with…