A Ukrainian and Israeli citizen stole millions from Americans through fictitious investment companies.
Yaroslav Shilkloper, 50, a citizen of Ukraine and Israel, was sentenced to four years in prison for participating in a fraudulent scheme. He created a fictitious brokerage company and stole millions of dollars from US citizens. The court ordered him to pay a fine of $250,000 and compensate the victims $1,43 million, according to reports. official website of the US Department of Justice
According to case materials and statements made in court, Shilkloper, by promising investors high returns through the companies K6 Investing, Neotron Holding LTD., and Goldex Technology, and along with his accomplices, defrauded them of more than $3 million. As part of the scheme, the defendant provided access to a digital platform on which the victims saw what they believed to be real-time investment returns.
In reality, the money wasn't invested; it was transferred and laundered through a chain of bank accounts in Ukraine, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, the Czech Republic, and other countries. The accounts were controlled by Shilkloper himself and his accomplices. When investors attempted to withdraw funds, they were either refused, threatened with legal action, or persuaded to transfer additional sums to the fraudsters.
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Shilkloper was the first of three defendants in this case to be sentenced. He was arrested in Poland in 2023 and then extradited to the United States. The asset forfeiture order issued on July 28th complements the $2,8 million previously returned to the victims, which was obtained through property forfeiture proceedings against Shilkloper and his accomplices in Georgia.
The sentencing was announced by Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division A. Tysen Duva, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi Baxter Krueger, and Acting Chief of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Division in New Orleans Matt Wright.
The investigation into the case was conducted by the service's New Orleans division.
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The prosecution was supported by Prosecutors Ben Tonkin and Justin J. Bish of the U.S. Department of Justice's Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, as well as U.S. Attorney Hunter McCreight for the Southern District of Mississippi. The Justice Department's Office of International Affairs, working with Polish authorities, secured Shilkloper's arrest and extradition.
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