Alleged fraudster extradited from France to Houston to face charges in $7M international investment funding scam
The charges allege Uche Victor Diuno helped to orchestrate a scam involving false promises of investment funding by individuals who impersonated U.S. bank officials in person and over the internet to victims around the world.
Houston stepmom and son ordered to pay nearly $13M in restitution after scheme swindled bank out of millions
Carlos Wydler, 49, and Leyla Wydler, 60, were convicted on multiple counts including conspiracy, bank fraud, false statements on credit applications, wire fraud and mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick announced. Two months ago, Leyla Wydler received an 11-year sentence and was directed to pay $6 million in restitution. Leyla Wydler took more than $1.4 million in loan processing fees, while Carlos Wydler approved more than $600,000 in unauthorized loans to family members. The defense argued that Carlos Wydler followed the banks policy in his approval decisions. Leyla Wydler contested that she did not know that the information that she was providing was falsified information.