The New Jersey Attorney General’s office has charged five people in connection with an alleged internet fraud scheme involving the sale of aircraft ground-support equipment and spare parts.
The defendants allegedly pretended to sell the specialized aviation equipment to companies between February 3, 2017, and March 28, 2022. Under the scheme, the accused waited for buyers to deposit payments for the equipment in bank accounts and then “removed the funds via a series of cash withdrawals, or transfers to another identified co-conspirator’s account,” Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a statement.
