Saturday, August 21, 2021

Sayegh and Colello Charged In Dallas Oil Fraud With Surety Bonds Next in SDNY Sept 30

 

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC - Guardian UK - Honduras - ESPN

SDNY COURTHOUSE, August 18 –  Michael Colello and Charles Sayegh are charged with wire fraud, specifically a conspiracy to get a Dallas oil and gas company to wire $1.9 million to banks accounts they controlled.    

    On August 18, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.

 The case involves fraudulent standby letters of credit, and fraudulent surety bonds.

 A next conference was set for September 30, with an eye toward it being virtual given COVID and the defendants' locations.

The case is US v. Colello et al., 20-cr-613 (Swain)

***

Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron.