Re: Condamnation d'un faux vendeur Rolex aux US (en anglais dans le texte)
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écrit par Chris le 04 avril 2005 12:01:35:
en réponse à: Condamnation d'un faux vendeur Rolex aux US (en anglais dans le texte) écrit par Greg_IC le 04 avril 2005 11:10:04:
>(The following is a reformatted version of a press release issued by the United
>States Attorney General for the Southern District of Texas.)
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
>
>March 03, 2005
>
>John Yembrick
>Public Affairs Specialist
>P. O. Box 61129 Houston, TX 77208
>Phone: 713/567-9388 Fax: 713/718-3389
>
>SAN ANTONIO MAN CONVICTED OF EBAY SCAM
>
>(LAREDO, TX) United States Attorney Michael Shelby announced today that Michael
>Justin Shoffner, 23, of San Antonio, Texas, has been convicted of wire fraud
>arising from a scheme to defraud bidders on Ebay's Internet auction website. At
>a hearing held yesterday before United States District Judge Micaela Alvarez,
>Shoffner pleaded guilty to the federal charge, and now faces a maximum sentence
>of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a $1million fine as punishment
>for the conviction.
>
>At yesterday's hearing, the United States presented evidence proving that
>between August 1, 2003, and December 1, 2003, Shoffner knowingly devised a
>scheme in which he advertised Rolex watches for sale on Ebay and defraud the
>Ebay bidders by taking their money for the watches, but never delivered the
>watches to the "winning" bidders. Shoffner represented himself to bidders as a
>well known South Texas jeweler. There were two such "winning" bidders; one of
>whom resided in Greece and the other in Pennsylvania at the time they placed
>their bids for the watches. The victim in Greece sent Shoffner $5,100, and the
>victim in Pennsylvania sent Shoffner $4,200, per Shoffner's instructions via
>electronic mail to a bank account in Laredo, Texas. Shoffner took the money, but
>never delivered the Rolex watches, or anything else, to the "winning bidders".
>
>The scam was discovered when the "winning bidders" contacted the well-known
>South Texas jeweler about their "purchase". The jeweler contacted the Federal
>Bureau of Investigation in Laredo, Texas. FBI agents launched an investigation
>that ultimately resulted in the identification of Shoffner as the culprit
>responsible for the Ebay scam and his arrested and indictment.
>
>Judge Alvarez has set sentencing for July 7, 2005, in Laredo.
>
>This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Arthur R.
>Jones.
># # #
e-bay devrait l'afficher sur leur page d'accueil pour faire fuir les escrocs !!
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