Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Henry Gutierrez, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, Miami Division, announced the sentencing of defendant Nilton Rossoni, 50, formerly of Sunny Isles, FL, in connection with his role in a massive eBay fraud. Rossoni previously was indicted and convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349. Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley sentenced Rossoni to 68 months in federal prison.
According to the charges, filed court documents, and statements made in open court, between October 2003 and June 2008, Rossoni executed a scheme to unlawfully enrich himself by listing and selling thousands of items on eBay, but not actually shipping or delivering these items after having received payment from the winning bidders. To effectuate his scheme, Rossoni used false or fictitious names and addresses, or the real names and addresses of unsuspecting individuals whose identities had been stolen, to create multiple e-mail accounts with America Online, Yahoo, and other internet e-mail service providers who did not verify registration information.
Thereafter, defendant Rossoni registered and established hundreds of eBay accounts and used various names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and mailing addresses on those accounts to post items for auction. Rossoni would then purchase approximately 15 to 20 inexpensive items on eBay from himself and post positive “feedback” on the transaction. This feedback about the purported seller would become available for review by potential customers, who would be encouraged to conduct business as a result of the positive remarks about this seller.
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