A Dracut man was sentenced to 6 months in prison and ordered to pay $181,806 in restitution for carrying out a scheme to obtain products of an online cosmetics company through fraud and to resell those products on Amazon and eBay for a profit.
Nick Ashtar-Zadeh, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick on unknown date for one count of wire fraud in federal court in Boston.
Between 2029 and 2021, Ashtar-Zadeh and his brother, Nika Ashtar-Zadeh, operated Amazon and eBay “stores” that offered various products for sale, including the products of a cosmetics company in Texas.
The Ashtar-Zadehs offered the company’s products on these platforms to buyers for one-time payments that were typically equal to or below the company’s list prices for the same products.
The brothers then enrolled these Amazon and eBay buyers in the company’s 30-day trial program for the same products.
Ashtar-Zadeh was sentenced to 6 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $181,806 in restitution and forfeiture of $111,156.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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