Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), and John Condon, Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging ROBERT LENARD BOOTH, a/k/a “Trevor Nicholas,” MICHAEL D’URSO, ALYSSA D’URSO, JAY GARNOCK, and ANTONELLA CHIARAMONTE with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and operate unlicensed money transmitting businesses, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and operation of unlicensed money transmitting businesses, in connection with a scheme to defraud victim investors in countries around the world and launder the proceeds of the fraud. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.
BOOTH was arrested in August 2021 at John F. Kennedy International Airport and was previously indicted for his role in the scheme. MICHAEL D’URSO, ALYSSA D’URSO, and CHIARAMONTE were arrested in Glen Cove, New York this morning and will be presented before the Honorable Debra Freeman, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York, later today. GARNOCK was arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida this morning and will be presented before the Honorable Bruce E. Reinhart, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida…
