White-Collar Crime
Another NY Lawyer Goes Down in $23M Mortgage Fraud Case
A New York real estate lawyer pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan yesterday to bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud.
Cheddi Goberdhan faces a prison term of up to 210 years when he is sentenced in April, reports Dow Jones Newswires, based on information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
An FBI press release provides more details.
Other lawyers have also been charged in the $23 million case, and at least one, Ravi Persaud, was previously convicted of bank and wire fraud, according to an FBI press release last year.
Updated on Jan 13 to include link to FBI press release.
