Information for Victims in Large Cases
US v. Frederick Voight
Frederick Voight has been charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in relationship to a fraudulent investment scheme in which he victimized several hundred individuals. The Indictment alleges that Frederick Voight committed fraud by utilizing the United States Postal Service and wire transfers in the district of Nebraska and elsewhere across the United States to advance his scheme. It is alleged that through companies he controlled, Frederick Voight devised a scheme to defraud investors who placed money with him to invest in business entities. Frederick Voight obtained money from said investors by means of material false and fraudulent promises/pretenses that he would place the funds as represented. These statements, representations and promises deprived investors of materially valuable information investors needed in deciding how to use their assets and monies.
United States v Vyacheslav Penchukov et.al.
Nine alleged members of a wide-ranging racketeering enterprise and conspiracy who infected thousands of business computers with malicious software known as "Zeus" have been charged in an indictment. The indictment alleges that the "Zeus" malware captured passwords, account numbers, and other information necessary to log into online banking accounts. The conspirators allegedly used the information captured by "Zeus" to steal millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts. All of the defendants are charged with conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, conspiracy to commit computer fraud and identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and multiple counts of bank fraud.