Saturday, February 17, 2024

Lawyer Wisnicki Pled to Ponzi Scheme and Money Laundering Gets 78 Month in SDNY


by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 15– For a Ponzi scheme and health care fraud money laundering, attorney Robert Wisniki came to plead guilty on September 18, 2023 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Paul G. Gardephe. Inner City Press was there, thread:

He's charged with a $18.8M Ponzi scheme to lure investors to purchase real estate through his law firm and money laundering using his law firm trust accounts to conceal the proceeds of healthcare fraud. 

He is waiving his right to appeal any sentence 78 months or below.  

Wisnicki proffered with prosecutors on May 11, 2022 but wasnot been given a cooperator's deal.

 On February 15, 2024 Wisnicki was sentenced to 78 months in prison.

 The overall case is US v. Gulkarov, et al., 22-cr-20 (Gardephe)

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