DEFENDANT

COURT EVENT

Giuseppe Pileggi

Pileggi was found guilty on February 1, 2008, following a week-long jury trial, on all 23 counts of a superseding indictment, filed on December 5, 2006, charging him with one count of conspiracy (Count 1: 18 U.S.C. § 371) and 22 counts of wire fraud (Counts 2-23: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 2326(2)(A) & (B)). The jury also returned a special forfeiture verdict of $8.3 million (18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(8)). Pileggi is the 29th defendant to be convicted on charges stemming from the fraudulent telemarketing scheme.

Pileggi was sentenced on September 24, 2008 to 50 years’ incarceration, 3 years’ supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $8.3 million. In addition, Pileggi was ordered to pay up to $5 million in restitution, jointly and severally with his co-defendants

Michael Forchemer

Michael Forchemer entered a guilty plea on January 23, 2008 and was detained without bond on March 5, 2007; a subsequent Motion to Review Detention Order was denied on June 7, 2007. Forchemer was sentenced on August 18, 2008 to 87 months' incarceration, 3 years supervised release and ordered to pay $10 million in restitution, jointly and severally with his co-defendants. 

Herman Kankrini

Pled guilty on January 15, 2008. Sentencing is set for October 28, 2008 at 9:45 a.m.

Victor Kustra

Pled guilty on November 13, 2007. Kustra is on bond in Argentina awaiting extradition to the United States. Kustra was sentenced on September 24, 2008 to 33 months’ incarceration, 3 years’ supervised release and ordered to pay up to $5 million in restitution, jointly and severally wtih his co-defendants.

Ray Anthony Bingham Wanchope

Ray Anthony Bingham Wanchope entered a guilty plea on January 30, 2007 and was sentenced on August 18, 2008 to 41 months' incarceration, 3 years supervised probation and ordered to pay $10 million in restitution, jointly and severally with his other co-defendants.

Michael Hennessey

Pled guilty on January 22, 2007. Sentencing is set for October 28, 2008 at 9:45 a.m.

Martin Kalchstein

Pled guilty on January 22, 2007. Sentencing is set for October 28, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.

Trent Bradford Nyffeler

Pled guilty on January 30, 2007. Sentencing is set for October 28, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.

Brian Wall Coyle

Pled guilty on February 21, 2007. Coyle was sentenced on September 24, 2008, to 37 months,’ 3 years' supervised release and ordered to pay up to $5 million in restitution, jointly and severally wtih his co-defendants.

Larry Edward Cunningham

Pled guilty on March 5, 2007. Sentencing is set for October 28, 2008 at 11:15 a.m.

Jesse David Reid

Jesse David Reid entered a guity plea in the Cummins case on February 8, 2007 and was sentenced on August 18, 2008 to 41 months' incarceration, 3 years supervised release and ordered to pay $5 million in restitution, jointly and severally with his co-defendants. 

Michael Attilio Mangarella

Mangarella was convicted on all counts on September 18, 2008, following week long trial. The verdict also included $17.5 million in forfeiture. Defendant Mangarella has been detained without bond since April 11, 2008.

Robert Kustra is on bond in Argentina awaiting extradition to the United States. Andreas Roman Leimer is a fugitive.