新泽西州男子以投资为名骗走长者等受害人约110万美元 获刑63个月
美国司法部新泽西区联邦检察官办公室宣布，新泽西州 Union City 居民 Antonio Petrosino（又名 Anthony Petrosino），现年61岁，因以投资为名骗取长者及其他受害人超过100万美元，被联邦法院判处63个月监禁。联邦检察官 Robert Frazer 公布了这一判决。
Petrosino 已于2026年3月25日在联邦地区法官 Stanley R. Chesler 面前就起诉书第一项电信诈骗罪认罪。法官 Chesler 此次除判处监禁外，还判令他支付没收与赔偿合计1,130,406.63美元，用于返还受害人，并处监督释放两年。
根据法庭文件与庭上陈述，2016年1月至2024年11月间，Petrosino 自称金融服务专业人士，诱使受害人把投资资金、房贷付款及其他款项转给他，谎称会把钱投入券商账户等投资产品或用于受害人利益。他还向一名长者受害人提供伪造的投资对账单，假称其名下各投资账户存有数十万美元，并在受害人追问资金去向时反复给出虚假保证。
实际上，Petrosino 没有把受害人的钱用于任何投资，而是挪作个人开支，包括赌博、信用卡还款和豪华公寓租金，前后共窃取约110万美元。
此案由联邦调查局（FBI）Newark 办公室、美联储理事会与消费者金融保护局监察长办公室以及 Wyckoff 警察局调查，检方由助理联邦检察官 Jennifer Kozar 与 Sean Nadel 代表出庭。（来源：美国司法部）
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Stealing About $1.1 Million in Investment Fraud Targeting Elderly Victims
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced that Antonio Petrosino, also known as Anthony Petrosino, 61, of Union City, New Jersey, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for defrauding elderly and other victims out of more than $1 million he falsely promised to invest on their behalf. U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced the sentence.
Petrosino previously pleaded guilty on March 25, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler to Count One of an indictment charging him with wire fraud. In addition to the prison term, Judge Chesler ordered him to pay forfeiture and restitution totaling $1,130,406.63 and sentenced him to two years of supervised release.
According to court documents and statements made in court, from January 2016 through November 2024, Petrosino held himself out as a financial services professional and induced victims to transfer investment funds, mortgage payments and other money to him, falsely leading them to believe he would invest the money in brokerage accounts and other products or otherwise use it for their benefit. He provided one elderly victim with falsified investment statements purporting to show hundreds of thousands of dollars in accounts in her name, and gave victims false reassurances when they asked about their funds.
In reality, Petrosino failed to invest any of the money. He misappropriated it for personal expenses, including gambling, credit card payments and rent on a luxury apartment, stealing approximately $1.1 million in total.
The case was investigated by the FBI's Newark office, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Office of Inspector General, and the Wyckoff Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer Kozar and Sean Nadel represented the government. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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