| Eyewear Extortion Cooperator
Voller of OpticsFast Gets 2 Years Probation
After Borker
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC
- Guardian
UK - Honduras
- ESPN
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 23 – Michael Voller
did business with, then
cooperated against, eyeglasses
fraudster Vitaly Borker of
OpticsFast.
On November 23,
Voller was use for sentencing
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Paul G. Gardephe.
Inner City Press live tweeted
it, here:
Borker -- and
Voller -- induced people to
send their glasses to
Opticsfast for repairs, then
demanded exorbitant fees for
repairs or return.
AUSA Mortazavi:
There is some sensitivity with
what I'm about to say - Voller
and his family members are
been threatened. [Only
today, in the docket, an
Unsealing Order that guilty
plea transcript be unsealed.
But it is not yet in the
docket]
Judge Gardephe:
Voller knew Borker since high
school. Borker started
OpticsFast after pleading
guilty to fraud with another
company, and transferred it to
Voller while he was in prison.
Borker took it back over in
2015, despite a prohibition.
Voller helped him...
Judge Gardephe:
Borker received 60% of
profits, and Voller 40%. They
used aliases. At least 200
complaints were filed with the
BBB. Voller was born in
Odessa, Ukraine and emigrated
to the US at age 2 with his
family.
Judge
Gardephe: Around Thanksgiving
2018, a text seemingly from
Borker to Voller's sister
promised to do everything
possible to put Voller in
jail, "many tears, count on
it." [Borker got a 2
level upward adjustment for
obstruction of justice]
Judge
Gardephe: Voller imposes
little risk of recidivism. I
intend to imposes a sentence
of two years probation.
It could be
terminated early. The case is
US v. Voller, 17-cr-391
(Gardephe)
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