Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing of a criminal Complaint today charging JONATHAN GHERTLER with engaging in a sophisticated scheme to impersonate senior leaders of two Manhattan-based investment firms, resulting in over $1 million in losses to their portfolio companies, and impersonating a partner of a global law firm on telephone calls with federal agents who were investigating the scheme. GHERTLER was arrested yesterday and will be presented in the Middle District of Florida on Tuesday.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, Jonathan Ghertler impersonated some of the most prominent figures in finance and law to defraud companies of over $1 million and convince federal investigators to stop their investigation into his scheme. Ghertler is a serial fraudster and has been prosecuted for similar impersonation schemes and frauds in the past, including by this Office. Today’s arrest demonstrates this Office’s commitment to stopping recidivist fraudsters like Ghertler and to seeking justice for victims of financial frauds.”
FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll said: “As alleged, Ghertler impersonated high-level...
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