U.S. Attorney Charges Mount Vernon Money Center with Fraud Of $50 Million
March 15, 2010
Total Loss:
$50 million
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and NEIL BAROFSKY, the Special Inspector General of the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("SIGTARP"), announced the indictment of ROBERT EGAN, the President of Mount Vernon Money Center ("MVMC"), and BERNARD McGARRY, MVMC's Chief Operating Officer, on charges of defrauding banks, other financial institutions, retailers, hospitals, and universities out of $50 million in funds that had been entrusted to MVMC.
Source:
FBI
Posted in:
Internal Fraud