Suspected Sex Tour Operator and Court Clerk Indicted

November 19, 2008


Nine people have been indicted in a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme in New York. One is a Brooklyn court official and another is accused of booking sex tours to Southeast Asia through a Queens travel agency.

At the time of the suspected fraud activity, John D’Emic was the attorney in transactions involved and also allegedly prepared false letters for the proceeds distribution. He was just appointed court clerk in January.

The suspected sex tour operator, Norman Barabash, is a certified public accountant and is charged with lying about tax returns and preparing fake documents used in the mortgage transactions.

Read story at The New York Post