Da Corte, Gonzalez, and Meza gathered over $4 million by purchasing crypto with stolen identification and later asking banks for a refund.
The US Department of Justice charged three residents of Miami – Esteban Cabrera Da Corte, Luis Hernandez Gonzalez, and Asdrubal Ramirez Meza – with defrauding banks and a cryptocurrency platform for over $4 million.
“As alleged, Esteban Cabrera Da Corte, Luis Hernandez Gonzalez, and Asdrubal Ramirez Meza used stolen identities to buy cryptocurrencies and then doubled down by disputing the transactions, deceiving US banks into believing that they themselves were the victims of someone else’s fraud. Thanks to the efforts of HSI’s El Dorado Task Force, their duplicity has been uncovered, and they now face serious federal charges,” US Attorney Damian Williams stated.
Homeland Security Investigations , though, identified the violation and organized the men’s arrest. The entity vowed to continue working toward that direction and cease any future forms of crypto scams:“Today’s arrests demonstrate how HSI, along with the US Secret Service and our partners at the Southern District of New York, will continue to work together to leverage the transparency of cryptocurrency transactions to follow the trail of illicit funds and pierce the veil of anonymity.
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