Henry Yau, an ICE supervisory deportation officer, has been arrested for identity theft and disseminating confidential government records. The scheme involved converting government records and disclosing personal information, including to Tommy Lin, a former Director of Constituent Services within the NYC Mayor’s Office. The arrest was made by SDNY. Additionally, former NYPD officer Jason Rodriguez pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for his role as COO of Technical Trading Team, LLC, where he defrauded currency investors by falsely claiming success in forex trading. Rodriguez solicited nearly $5 million from investors. The case was handled by EDNY. In a separate case, Yash Shah of Baldwin, NY, was arrested for a gold bar scam targeting elderly women, including an 88-year-old mother and her 61-year-old daughter.
Arrest made in $2.3M gold bar scam targeting elderly women in Maryland https://t.co/MtrLAATsDs
A disgraced former NYPD officer pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy after scamming investors by telling them he quit the force due to his success in global currency markets. https://t.co/kDlLI7t6eA
Former NYPD Officer Defrauded Currency Investors, Solicited Nearly $5M | Queens, NY Patch https://t.co/WBU7IpfcdX