"Larby Amirouche, the alleged ringleader of an elaborate internet marketing scheme designed to fleece unwitting consumers and financial institutions," stated Acting United States Attorney Seth D. DuCharme.
Larby Amirouche, 31, of Chicago, Illinois, was charged with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to banks and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The indictment alleges that Amirouche orchestrated a series of internet marketing schemes that utilized internet e-commerce websites to defraud consumers and financial institutions between January 2012 and April 2016.
Amirouche and his co-conspirators earned illegal profits by charging consumer credit cards for products that were ordered, but never delivered to the consumer, and by repeatedly charging consumers for products that they had ordered from Amirouche’s websites.
The profits were funneled to a bank account that was in the name of a nominee, but was actually controlled by Amirouche. From that account, Amirouche sent over $1.3 million to bank accounts in the names of other companies he controlled.
The charges in the indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. If convicted, Amirouche faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment.
The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Business & Securities Fraud Section. Assistant United States Attorneys David Pitluck and Michael Keilty are in charge of the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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