BOSTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Massachusetts), published as received.
BOSTON – A Texas man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme that involved impersonating property owners, selling their land and then laundering the proceeds. The scheme involved more than $1.5 million in fraudulent property sales.
Moshe Levi, 61, of Carrollton, Texas, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun scheduled sentencing for Feb. 11, 2027. Levi was charged along with two co-defendants in July 2026.
According to court filings, Levi and his co-coconspirators executed a deed fraud scheme by identifying vacant and unencumbered real properties in Massachusetts, Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee that were owned by individuals who lived out of state. Levi and his alleged co-conspirators established email and internet telephony accounts and obtained fake identifications, including driver’s licenses and passports, all in the names of the properties’ owners. Using the fake identifications and accounts, Levi and his alleged co-conspirators impersonated the record owners of the properties in order to trick real estate professionals into listing and negotiating the sale of the properties and deeding the properties to unsuspecting buyers in exchange for payment.
In addition, Levi and his alleged co-conspirators conducted financial transactions involving the proceeds of the fraudulent sales of the properties, including by check and wire transfer, through individual and corporate bank accounts that they and others controlled, with the intent to conceal and disguise the nature, location, source, ownership and control of the proceeds. According to court documents, since approximately June 2023, Levi and allegedly others shared and attempted to share in illegal proceeds of approximately $1 million.
The charge of wire fraud conspiracy provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the scheme, whichever is greater. The charge of money laundering conspiracy provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $500,000 or twice the value of the financial transactions that were the object of the conspiracy. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Field Office made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth B. Kosto, Chief of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.
