Immediately, in federal courtroom in Central Islip, Surage Roshan Perera, the Founder and Government Director of Janues Capital, Inc. (Janues) in Bellerose, Queens, shall 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 corporations that traded on the NASDAQ and New York Inventory Trade (NYSE). Perera was arrested this morning and the arraignment shall be held earlier than United States Justice of the Peace Choose Steven L. Tiscione.
Breon Peace, United States Legal professional for the Japanese District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Cost, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Discipline Workplace (FBI), introduced the arrest and prices.
“As alleged, the sufferer trusted Perera with thousands and thousands of {dollars} of her hard-earned cash for what she was assured could be a secure funding,” said United States Legal professional Peace. “In actuality, the defendant deceived the sufferer and used the cash to counterpoint 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., Prison 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 corporations that traded on the NASDAQ and NYSE, in trade for a payment. Perera falsely advised Jane Doe that he had relationships with massive establishments, and will buy shares of these publicly-traded corporations 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 corporations. Because of this, Jane Doe gave Perera greater than $4.2 million. Nonetheless, as an alternative 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 until 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 function 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 id theft.
The federal government’s case is being dealt with by the Workplace’s Lengthy Island Prison Division. Assistant United States Legal professional 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)