The Money Laundering Scheme

Between 2014 and 2017, the defendants Chartier, Lee, Isen, Matz and Hardy engaged in a scheme to launder approximately $14,714,493 in proceeds of the fraudulent schemes to manipulate the share prices.  They laundered proceeds of their pump and dump schemes by transferring the proceeds from brokerage accounts that they and their co-conspirators controlled through, among other things, bank accounts in the names of companies controlled by the co-conspirators and other individuals, or by generating invoices to lend the appearance of legitimacy to the transactions. 

The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Business and Securities Fraud Section.  Assistant United States Attorneys Alicyn L. Cooley and Patrick T. Hein are in charge of the prosecution.

Two firms that were involved in the Boiler Room Operation:

1. Elite Stock Research owned by Anthony Vassallo

2. Accredited Investor Preview owned by Robert Gilbert

Learn more about the Boiler Room and the whopping $147 million scam

The Defendants:

JEFFREY CHARTIER
Age: 53
Residence: Los Angeles, California

STEPHANIE LEE
Age: 46
Residence: St. Petersburg, Florida

LAWRENCE ISEN
Age: 63
Residence: San Diego, California

ROBERT GLECKMAN
Age: 52
Residence: Tarzana, California

ERIK MATZ
Age: 44
Residence: Mt. Sinai, New York

RONALD HARDY
Age: 42
Residence: Port Jefferson, New York

BRIAN HEEPKE, also known as “Brian Targis”
Age: 36
Residence: Farmingdale, New York

DENNIS VERDEROSA
Age: 67
Residence: Coram, New York

EMIN L. COHEN, also known as “Ian Grant”
Age: 33
Residence: Coram, New York

ANTHONY VASSALLO
Age: 54
Residence: Farmingdale, New York

PAUL EWER
Age: 36
Residence: Massapequa, New York

MCARTHUR JEAN, also known as “John McArthur”
Age: 34
Residence: Dix Hills, New York

ROBERT GILBERT
Age: 51
Residence: Cold Spring Harbor, New York

SERGIO RAMIREZ
Age: 44
Residence: East Meadow, New York

-----------------------------------