Bethesda Man Pleads Guilty in $4 Million Payphone Fraud Scheme
September 22, 2011
Total Loss:
$4 Million
Nicolas Kantartzis, age 62, of Bethesda, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a six-year scheme to fraudulently obtain payments from over 200 victims, including federal government agencies, a homeless shelter, banks, and airlines, for toll-free phone calls placed from his payphones.
The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Inspector General Brian D. Miller of the General Services Administration - Office of Inspector General; and Special Agent in Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Source:
FBI
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ACH and Wire Fraud
Deposit Account Fraud