This is a familiar scheme.
Mortgage Fraud - Home Page Look at this site and you will it is all over. A guy down the street went to prison for it.
You can read all facts below accept one.... THE FAMILY GOT TO STAY IN THE HOUSE.
According to the superseding indictment, from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2005, Haque and several of his employees, including his brother, Akram Haque, and Abdur Rashid, both named with Abrar Haque in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy charge in Count One, conspired between themselves and with certain other employees, clients and customers of the accounting business to conduct the affairs of the enterprise, Abrar CPA, Inc., through a pattern of racketeering activity. Such activity allegedly included mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, immigration fraud, money laundering and the interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud.
Among the practices engaged in by the enterprise, as described in the superseding indictment, were the following:
1. The preparation of false payroll records;
2. The preparation and filing of false payroll reports and tax returns;
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The preparation of false income and wage documents in support of loan and credit applications;
4. The provision of false information and documentation for immigration purposes, and to obtain various government benefits;
5. The laundering of currency for a fee; and
6. The filing of false employment tax reports for Abrar CPA, Inc., and for the Al Ihsan School of Excellence, an Islamic elementary school, located at 4600 Rocky River Drive in Cleveland, which Abrar Haque founded and managed.
The remaining defendants, not charged in the RICO conspiracy count, are charged in a variety of substantive fraud and tax offenses, as shown on the chart. There is also a provision in the superseding indictment seeking the forfeiture to the government of the Haque residence in Berea, Ohio, and $59,233.00 in currency seized during a search of that home last year.
If convicted, each defendant’s sentence will be determined by the Court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James V. Moroney, following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division; the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General; and the U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General.
A superseding indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
