Craig B. Haber, Stealing Nearly $4 Million in Client Payments, New York 2013
A former partner of a global accounting firm has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for stealing nearly $4 million in client payments.
Craig B. Haber, 60, of New York, New York, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 54 months in prison for stealing nearly $4 million in client payments intended for the accounting firm.
Haber pled guilty in August 2013 to one count of mail fraud before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, who also imposed today's sentence.
The investigation revealed that Haber, who worked at the accounting firm's office in New York, New York, 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.
Upon receiving those checks, Haber deposited a number of them 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. Haber then 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 addition to his prison term, Haber was sentenced to two years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $3,970,000 in cash, his Manhattan apartment, and his brokerage account.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet 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.
Defendant: Craig B. Haber
Crime: One count of mail fraud
City and State: New York
Date: August 2013 (sentencing)
Sentence: 54 months in prison
Dollar Amount: $3,970,000
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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