By The Daily Caller (U.S.) | Created at 2026-07-29 04:17:07 | Updated at 2026-08-04 16:36:23
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A dual Ukrainian and Israeli citizen was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for scamming Americans out of millions of dollars.
The 50-year-old, Yaroslav Shilkloper, conspired with associates to scam victims out of more than $3 million by using a “sophisticated phony brokerage business,” the Department of Justice said in a statement. (RELATED: Trump Admin’s Deportation Data Chief Is Out, Celebrates Escape From ‘War On Immigrants’)
Shilkloper and his co-conspirators promised their U.S.-based victims a high rate of return on investments through their companies, “K6 Investing,” “Neotron Holding LTD.,” and “Goldex Technology,” the DOJ said, citing court documents.
Instead, those who bought in, believing they were investors, were given access to a digital platform that allowed them to view what they were told was real-time investment performance data. In reality, their funds were never invested and were instead laundered through bank accounts owned by the fraudsters across Ukraine, Israel, Georgia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and other countries, according to information gathered by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans Field Office.
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The crew also threatened victims who wanted to withdraw their investments by invoking legal action and often manipulating them into investing more funds in the cycle of fraud, according to the department.
“This case demonstrates [HSI’s] commitment to protecting Americans from complex financial fraud schemes that cross international borders,” HSI Deputy Special Agent in Charge Matt Wright said after Shilkloper pleaded guilty in December. “Through close collaboration with our law enforcement partners here and abroad, we were able to disrupt a sophisticated criminal enterprise and ensure that stolen funds were returned to victims. HSI will continue to pursue those who seek to exploit our financial systems and bring them to justice.”
Shilkloper was extradited from Poland after his 2023 arrest and is the first of three alleged co-conspirators to be sentenced.
Shilkloper has already returned $2.8 million to the victims following forfeiture proceedings in the Republic of Georgia and was ordered Tuesday to pay an additional $1.43 million in restitution to his victims, as well as a $250,000 fine.
