Complaint — No. 3:23-mj-00474 (Dkt. 1, S.D. Cal.)

Summary

A sealed criminal complaint filed February 10, 2023 as Document 1 in United States v. Eduard Ghiocel et al., Magistrate Case No. 23MJ0474 (3:23-mj-00474-JLB), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, ordered unsealed on 03/14/2023. Count One charges Eduard, Floarea, Gabriel, Marius and Larisa Ghiocel and Argentina Alexandru with conspiracy under Title 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) to transport funds abroad to promote wire fraud, mail fraud and robbery. The forfeiture allegations list a 2019 Lamborghini Urus bought for $260,575.00, approximately $733,092 in gold bars and coins, and approximately $119,950 in stolen jewelry, cash and California EDD benefits. The probable cause statement of FBI Special Agent Courtney M. McGuire, attested before Magistrate Judge Michael S. Berg, alleges jewelry thefts from elderly victims and transfers of proceeds to Romania.

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