12/13/2022

Four Defendants Arrested For Multimillion Dollar Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of New York

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Patrick Freaney, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS”), announced today that JOEL ZUBAID, DAVID GORAN, JULIAN REBIGA, a/k/a “Iulian Rebiga,” and MARTIN MIZRAHI, a/k/a “Marty Mizrahi” (collectively, the “Defendants”), were arrested for participating in a scheme to defraud businesses, banks, and individuals of more than $9.2 million through business email compromise and credit card fraud schemes.  REBIGA was presented yesterday in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, ZUBAID and GORAN will be presented today in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and MIZRAHI will be presented today in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Joel Zubaid, David Goran, Julian Rebiga, and Martin Mizrahi worked together on multiple schemes that included fleecing legitimate businesses by using compromised email accounts.  In tricking them into sending millions of dollars to the defendants’ own bank accounts and using stolen identities and credit card information, they were able to fraudulently charge millions of dollars through business that they controlled.  Today, thanks to the efforts of this Office and our law enforcement partners, they now face serious federal charges and justice.”

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