Stan Greenberg, Racketeering Conspiracy, New York 2013

Stan Greenberg, 48, of New York, New York, has pleaded guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with his role as a member of a Russian-American organized crime enterprise, according to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

The Taiwanchik-Trincher Organization, a nationwide criminal enterprise with strong ties to Russia and Ukraine, ran an international sportsbook that catered primarily to Russian oligarchs living in Russia and Ukraine and throughout the world. The organization laundered tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from the gambling operation from Russia and the Ukraine through shell companies and bank accounts in Cyprus, and from Cyprus into the United States.

Greenberg was a U.S.-based participant in the enterprise and assisted the Taiwanchik-Trincher Organization in laundering the proceeds of their international sportsbook into various investment vehicles, including real estate purchases and hedge funds, in the United States.

Greenberg faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release. As part of his plea agreement, Greenberg agreed to forfeit the proceeds from his racketeering activity. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Jesse M. Furman on February 27, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.

This is the 12th defendant in the case to plead guilty. The following defendants previously pled guilty and await sentencing:

• Bryan Zuriff pled guilty to gambling charges on July 26, 2013;
• William Barbalat pled guilty to gambling charges on August 14, 2013;
• Kirill Rapoport pled guilty to gambling charges on August 16, 2013;
• Edwin Ting and Justin Smith pled guilty to gambling charges on September 4, 2013;
• Dmitry Druzhinsky and David Aaron pled guilty to gambling charges on October 4, 2013;
• Alexander Zaverukha pled guilty to gambling charges on October 10, 2013;
• Nicholas Hirsch pled guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud on October 16, 2013;
• Anatoly Shteyngrab pled guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering on October 17, 2013;
• and Yugeshwar Rajkumar pled guilty to gambling charges on October 18, 2013.

The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Organized Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Harris M. Fischman, Joshua A. Naftalis, Peter Skinner, and Kristy J. Greenberg of the Organized Crime Unit are in charge of the prosecution. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alexander Wilson and Christine Magdo of the Office’s Asset Forfeiture Unit are responsible for the forfeiture aspects of the case.

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