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Omid Tahvili is wanted for his alleged role as the owner and operator of a fraudulent telemarketing business in Vancouver, British Columbia, through which he obtained approximately $3 million from hundreds of primarily elderly victims in the United States. The business operated from 1999 to May of 2002. Tahvili and his co-conspirators allegedly informed the victims that they had either won or had a very good chance of winning a lottery, but that they would have to pay an advance fee in order to obtain the winnings. None of the victims received any of the promised winnings.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Tahvili on January 30, 2003, by the United States District Court, Central District of California, after he was charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, telemarketing fraud, and aiding and abetting.

On November 15, 2007, Tahvili escaped from a correctional institution in British Columbia, Canada, where he had been in custody since July of 2005 on an unrelated kidnap and assault charge. There is currently a Canada-wide arrest warrant related to the escape from custody.

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Julieanne Dimitrion and her husband, John, were indicted in February of 2009 for mortgage fraud. In April of 2009, they pled guilty to operating a fraud scheme in which they used their companies to convince distressed homeowners to relinquish their homes with the premise of improving the victims’ financial position. They promised to invest the proceeds of the home sales, but instead the Dimitrions used the victims’ money to fund their own lavish lifestyles. As a result, multiple families in Oahu, Hawaii, lost their homes. The Dimitrions were scheduled to be sentenced in the United States District Court in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 6, 2010, but failed to appear at the sentencing. A federal arrest warrant for failure to appear was then issued for each of them.

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John Dimitrion and his wife, Julieanne, were indicted in February of 2009 for mortgage fraud. In April of 2009, they pled guilty to operating a fraud scheme in which they used their companies to convince distressed homeowners to relinquish their homes with the premise of improving the victims’ financial position. They promised to invest the proceeds of the home sales, but instead the Dimitrions used the victims’ money to fund their own lavish lifestyles. As a result, multiple families in Oahu, Hawaii, lost their homes. The Dimitrions were scheduled to be sentenced in the United States District Court in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 6, 2010, but failed to appear at the sentencing. A federal arrest warrant for failure to appear was then issued for each of them.

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Eric Bartoli is wanted in Ohio for his alleged involvement in a ponzi scheme. During 1995 through 1999, Bartoli allegedly created and operated Cyprus Funds, Inc., (Cyprus), which was based out of Doylestown, Ohio, and incorporated in Central America and Belize. Bartoli and his co-conspirators allegedly operated Cyprus to sell certificates of deposit and unregistered mutual funds. Cyprus raised approximately $65 million from an estimated 800 investors in Latin America and the United States. Additionally, some of Cyprus’s victims included retirees. It was also reported that Bartoli allegedly used the majority of the money invested with Cyprus to operate various business entities and for his personal use. It should be noted that one of Bartoli’s partners died while the case was pending and the other individuals have since served their prison sentences.

On October 15, 2003, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, after Bartoli was charged with the following crimes: conspiracy; securities fraud; sale of unregistered securities; wire fraud; mail fraud; money laundering; and attempted income tax evasion.

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Joseph Wayne McCool is being sought for his alleged involvement in a ponzi scheme that was based out of Mesa, Arizona. Sometime before February, 2004, McCool allegedly conspired with two other individuals, who have since been arrested, to operate The Brixon Group, Ltd., which fraudulently solicited millions of dollars from the public. McCool solicited and induced members of the public to invest approximately $10 million in Brixon by making fraudulent and misleading representations concerning how the money would be used, the rates of return, the security of the investments, and their own qualifications to conduct such investments.

Reportedly, McCool promised investors that their money would be invested in European investment programs and used as reserves for high-yield insurance company portfolio investments. Investors were told that Brixon would generate returns of 10 percent per month. Investors were also falsely promised that they could not lose their principal investment because the principal was insured by the State Bar of California. Furthermore, McCool was represented to investors as a banking expert who successfully managed a large private trust in Europe before operating Brixon.

Additionally, McCool reportedly failed to disclose to investors that he did not invest money for the benefit of the investors; instead, he allegedly converted a substantial portion of the invested money for personal use and used new funds received by Brixon to make payments to earlier investors. Additionally, investors’ money was never insured against loss. When Brixon failed to make promised payments to investors, McCool responded by telling investors that the money was tied up in Europe due to the United States Patriot Act and various international banking problems.

On May 11, 2006, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California after McCool was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Additionally, McCool may be in the Philippines.

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Daniel Guzman is wanted for his alleged involvement in a health care fraud scheme that cost Medicaid millions of dollars. Guzman allegedly conspired with others in a scheme to defraud Medicaid by fraudulently obtaining reimbursements from the Medicaid program for prescription drugs that were not dispensed. Guzman worked in a pharmacy in the Washington Heights area of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City wherein he received prescriptions from Medicaid beneficiaries and then submitted phony reimbursement claims to the Medicaid program requesting reimbursement for the full value of the prescription drugs.

On August 13, 2008, Guzman was arrested pursuant to a federal arrest warrant issued by the Southern District of New York and released on bond. Subsequently, Guzman failed to appear for a court date and a federal arrest warrant was issued by the Southern District of New York on January 16, 2009. Guzman was charged with failure to appear.

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Magda Luz Lavin, a convicted felon, is wanted for her involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare in Miami and Key West, Florida. From 2000 through 2002, Lavin owned and operated medical clinics that purportedly provided medications to HIV(+) patients through intravenous infusion treatments. The clinics submitted false claims to the Medicare program seeking reimbursements for the cost of infusion treatments containing dosages of Neupogen and Procrit that were supposedly provided to patients. However, the patients often received no treatment or an infusion of vitamin B and vitamin C injected into an IV bag of normal saline solution. The patients were enticed by the clinics to sign false treatment sheets in exchange for kickback payments. Lavin routinely had fraudulent Medicare claims submitted on behalf of her clinics and was reimbursed approximately $5 million for false claims.

In October of 2005, Lavin was indicted by a Grand Jury for the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Lavin was arrested in November 2005. Lavin’s trial began in early September of 2006, however, she fled near the end of her trial and was subsequently indicted for failure to appear in federal court. The trial concluded and Lavin was convicted in absentia on all counts. In December of 2006, Lavin was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison. Federal warrants have been issued for Lavin’s arrest.

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Harold Carmical, Jr., a convicted federal felon, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a scheme to defraud investors out of approximately $900,000 in Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois. From approximately 2006 to 2008, Carmical was doing business as Tennessee Fried Rabbit, Inc., in Kentucky, when he convinced several individuals that he was a unique investment advisor and gained control of the individuals’ funds to invest for their benefit. However, it is alleged that Carmical completed relatively few stock trades, ceased to make promised returns to investors after a few payments, and failed to refund the principal when it was requested. Carmical became difficult to contact regarding the disposition of investors’ funds, and is alleged to have used a good portion of the investors’ money to fund his own lifestyle. His whereabouts remain unknown.

On January 27, 2011, a federal warrant was issued for Carmical’s arrest by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky – Southern Division at London, after he was charged federally with mail fraud, wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property.

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Harold Rangel has been indicted for bribing a bank officer and falsifying bank records. He is also under investigation for his alleged participation in a high yield investment and mortgage fraud conspiracy that was operating in the Los Angeles area. The scheme targeted approximately 600 Latino families, causing them to invest more than $35 million.

After Rangel failed to appear at a pre-trial hearing, a warrant for his arrest was issued by the United States District Court, Central District of California, on February 11, 2009. A second federal warrant was issued on July 16, 2009, after Rangel was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

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Gerald Berke is wanted for his alleged involvement in a ponzi scheme that defrauded approximately 500 investors out of more than 81 million dollars. From approximately 2003 until 2009, Berke allegedly used a company, GJB Enterprises based in Los Angeles, California, to solicit investors under the pretense he was operating a factoring business — loaning businesses money that they needed for manufacturing and to finance accounts receivable. Investors allegedly were told that factoring business does better in a bad economy and were promised an 18% return on investments. However, Berke allegedly used investors’ money to make payments to earlier investors and eventually stopped. Also, Berke is alleged to have paid for personal and business expenses using investors’ money.

On January 21, 2011, a federal warrant was issued for Berke’s arrest, by the United States District Court, Central District of California, after he was charged federally with mail fraud.

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