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Webster is the man who was charged with fraud by

June 26, 2017 by Paul Fletcher

Webster is the man who was charged with fraud by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington (the New York Attorney General) for his role in the Mega Millions fraud. He's already taken on the real-estate scam. A few days ago, he gave a talk about the Mega Millions fraud, which is now taking a toll on people's trust in government. But this is not a new thing.

This isn't just an Internet scam. In 2012, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a fine against two companies that made bogus claims about mortgage fraud. One was founded by Kenneth Ayer, the chief exec of the mortgage broker, and the other by Mark Hoffman, the senior executive of the law firm Rosen & Katz. The government's fine covers $6 million. An additional $1.3 million is being paid for the bogus mortgages. There are several others, though, in the list, all of which can be viewed here.

Webster and Hoffman have also received subpoenas from the IRS about their business dealings, and they have pleaded not guilty. In the meantime, the government is claiming they were tricked, but the truth is that they're not guilty because they're not working with a real estate company.

Here are some of the facts, via the Washington Post, to illustrate Webster's story.

On October 6, 2010, Webster received a call from a man named John Doe, who claimed to have worked for Webster for three years. Webster claimed to be a law firm, that he had been involved in real estate and real estate business in Nigeria, and that he was the guy who had set up the 419 scam. Webster said that he was never told that he was involved in a scam and that he gave false documents about the fake mortgage.

Webster continued to work with Webster and Hoffman, saying that they were in the same room, and that they were both the co-conspirators. Webster's account of the phone call in question, which the government claims is a false one, has had its credibility ruined by this story.

John Doe, and at least one other guy, are also being accused of trying to cover up the abuse of the mortgage fraud. They were both at the same company in Kenya.

At the time, Webster was an associate of John Doe, who was working on his own mortgage fraud. A number of other people in the same company had also helped him to hide from the government. Webster's attorney, Robert C. Tannenwald