A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding three companies out of a total of $257,000. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk handed down the sentence on Monday and ordered the defendant, Nadeem Gul, 54, to repay his victims.
Gul pleaded guilty in March to two counts of wire fraud. He admitted that he falsely claimed to represent wholesale distributors of merchandise such as grocery items and electronics, operating under the names Mega Liquidations Group, Mega Liquidations Warehouse, and Mega Liquidations Corp.
According to court documents, in late 2021 an employee at a company based in Maryland Heights began communicating via email with someone claiming to be an “executive senior partner” at Mega Liquidations Group. The victim sent nine purchase orders and wired $112,000 but did not receive any merchandise.
A company in Phoenix, Arizona also responded to a solicitation email from Mega Liquidations Group by submitting two purchase orders and wiring $30,376 in November 2021. No merchandise was received.
In June 2021, a business located in Ft. Worth, Texas received a solicitation email from Mega Liquidations Warehouse. After submitting five purchase orders and wiring $115,000, they also did not receive any products.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Secret Service and the Maryland Heights Police Department.
