Brooklyn Business Owner Charged with Bank Fraud, Identity Theft and Witness Tampering | USAO-EDNY
A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging David Motovich, principal of a lumber and construction materials business, with bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and witness tampering. Motovich was arrested this morning and will make his initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann this afternoon.
Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), and Thomas Fattorusso, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announced the arrest and charges.
“As alleged, the defendant used a seemingly legitimate, family-run business as a front for engaging in a $55 million check cashing scheme that deliberately flouted federal banking and anti-money laundering laws. Further, as law…
