Andrew Pearce, a former Credit Suisse banker, was sentenced to time served for his involvement in a $2 billion investment fraud scheme known as the 'tuna bond' scam in Mozambique. Pearce had previously pleaded guilty and cooperated with investigations, serving as a key witness in two U.S. trials. A federal judge in Brooklyn spared him from prison time, acknowledging his cooperation in the case. Pearce notably remarked, 'Not all bankers are crooks, but I was,' highlighting the gravity of his actions within the context of the fraud scheme.
A former campaign fundraiser for ex- U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in prison for impersonating a high-ranking congressional aide while raising campaign cash for the disgraced New York Republican. https://t.co/nZF5SKqReK
The former Mariner's Bank chief executive who was convicted alongside former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in a blockbuster bribery indictment was sentenced Friday in a separate bank fraud case to three years and one month in prison. https://t.co/pJCXXXEchO
George Santos’ ex-fundraiser is sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud https://t.co/hNiTIfGK1b