MADISON, WI (WSAU) — Two Central Wisconsin men are facing charges for defrauding businesses in the Western District of Wisconsin.
According to an indictment from Acting U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea, brothers Mario Amezcua-Cardenas, 27, and Moises Amezcua-Cardenas, 20, are charged with conspiring to commit money laundering involving the proceeds of a fraud scheme targeting Wisconsin businesses. The indictment alleges that from November to December 2020, the two defendants conspired to launder proceeds in a scheme involving currently unknown individuals in Mexico.
The scheme involved the brothers convincing employees of businesses to give the stores cash on hand to the defendants. The defendants would pose as company attorneys, store managers, or upper management from a corporate office to collect the cash.
As part of the conspiracy, the indictment alleges that the two defendants used financial transactions to transfer the fraud proceeds to others. In December of 2020, the defendants collected $242,980 from a retail store located in the Western District of Wisconsin and transferred the funds to an individual in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
If convicted, the brothers face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
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