As we speak, in federal court docket in Central Islip, Surage Roshan Perera, the Founder and Govt Director of Janues Capital, Inc. (Janues) in Bellerose, Queens, will likely be arraigned on a 16-count indictment charging him with securities fraud, funding advisor fraud, wire fraud, and cash laundering, in reference to a scheme to induce an investor (Jane Doe) to buy inventory in firms that traded on the NASDAQ and New York Inventory Trade (NYSE). Perera was arrested this morning and the arraignment will likely be held earlier than United States Justice of the Peace Choose Steven L. Tiscione.
Breon Peace, United States Lawyer for the Japanese District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Cost, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Area Workplace (FBI), introduced the arrest and expenses.
“As alleged, the sufferer trusted Perera with hundreds of thousands of {dollars} of her hard-earned cash for what she was assured can be a secure funding,” acknowledged United States Lawyer Peace. “In actuality, the defendant deceived the sufferer and used the cash to complement himself. This Workplace will maintain the defendant accountable for his acts of greed and dishonesty.”
Mr. Peace thanked the Securities and Trade Fee and the Monetary Business Regulatory Authority, Inc., Felony Prosecution Help Group for his or her cooperation and help.
As alleged within the indictment, between February 2022 and March 2023, Perera contacted Jane Doe through phone calls, emails and textual content messages to solicit her to buy inventory in firms that traded on the NASDAQ and NYSE, in alternate for a payment. Perera falsely advised Jane Doe that he had relationships with giant establishments, and will buy shares of these publicly-traded firms at discounted costs. The defendant additionally advised Jane Doe that her funding was a low danger enterprise and he would use her funding capital to buy shares in these public-traded firms. Consequently, Jane Doe gave Perera greater than $4.2 million. Nevertheless, as a substitute of investing Jane Doe’s cash in these securities, Perera misappropriated these funds by, amongst different issues: (1) paying redemptions to Jane Doe, (2) paying private bills, and (3) funding his day buying and selling. To hide his fraudulent scheme, Perera despatched fraudulent affirmation notices and account statements to Jane Doe.
If convicted, Perera faces a most sentence of 20 years’ incarceration.
The costs within the indictment are allegations, and Perera is presumed harmless except and till confirmed responsible. If convicted, Perera faces a most time period of 20 years in jail.
In July 2022, Mr. Peace was selected as the Chairperson of the White Collar Fraud subcommittee for the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC). Because the chief of the subcommittee, Mr. Peace will play a key position in making suggestions to the AGAC to facilitate the prevention, investigation and prosecution of assorted financially motivated, non-violent crimes together with mail and wire fraud, financial institution fraud, well being care fraud, tax fraud, securities and commodities fraud, and identification theft.
The federal government’s case is being dealt with by the Workplace’s Lengthy Island Felony Division. Assistant United States Lawyer Christopher Caffarone is in control of the prosecution.
The Defendant:
SURAGE ROSHAN PERERA
Age: 50
Bellerose, Queens
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 23-CR-129 (GRB)
