A man from Florida was indicted for allegedly running an international fraud scheme that involved China-based banks, after being extradited from the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York said on Jan. 29.
Erick Jason Victoria-Brito, 30, and his co-conspirators were accused of reaping $60 million from their victims between December 2017 and November 2022, while attempting to steal more than $150 million.
The victims included a major American sports organization, a publicly traded health care company, a prominent international nonprofit organization, multiple city governments, law firms, construction companies, and investment funds.
“As we allege, Erick Jason Victoria-Brito and his co-conspirators ran an international bank fraud and money laundering scheme designed to help carry out business email compromise scams,” Danielle R. Sassoon, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement….