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Craig B. Haber, 60, Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Mail Fraud
A former partner of a global accounting firm has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for stealing nearly $4 million in client payments intended for the accounting firm. Craig B. Haber, 60, of New York, New York, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 54 months in prison for one count of mail fraud.
Haber, a partner at a global accounting firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, worked at the firm’s office in New York, New York, from 1993 through July 2012. He provided tax preparation and advisory services to clients of the accounting firm.
According to the documents filed in Manhattan federal court and statements made in related court proceedings, Haber sent bills to clients containing payment instructions directing them to send checks to him at the Accounting Firm’s New York, New York, office instead of the Chicago headquarters. He then deposited those checks into a bank account that he had opened in the name of a sham business that was very similar to the name of the Accounting Firm.
After depositing the clients’ checks into that account, Haber transferred the money from that account to two personal bank accounts which he used to pay various personal expenses, including mortgage payments for his residence in New York, New York. In total, Haber stole nearly $4 million in client payments.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “Craig Haber abused his position as partner of an accounting firm, stealing millions of dollars in client payments to fund his own personal expenses, including the mortgage on his Manhattan apartment. Haber’s efforts to conceal his fraud failed and, with today’s sentence, he will pay for his fraud with time in a federal prison and the forfeiture of his ill-gotten gains, including his apartment.”
Haber was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit $3,970,000 in cash, his Manhattan apartment, and his brokerage account. Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding investigative work of the United States Postal Inspection Service. The prosecution of this case is being handled by the Office’s Complex Frauds Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph Facciponti is in charge of the prosecution.”
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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