USA v. Lerner

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Case Number:

1:17-cr-20235

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Florida Southern

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K. Michael Moore

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  1. January 15, 2019

    Ex-Bankrate Exec's 5-Year Sentence For $25M Fraud Halved

    A former Bankrate Inc. executive's five-year sentence for his role in a $25 million fraudulent accounting scheme was cut in half by a Florida federal judge on Monday after prosecutors pushed for a sentence reduction based on his extensive cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice.

  2. January 04, 2019

    Feds Urge Court To Trim Ex-Bankrate Exec's 5-Year Sentence

    Prosecutors urged a Florida federal judge Thursday to shave over a year off an ex-Bankrate Inc. executive's five-year sentence for his role in a $25 million fraudulent accounting scheme, praising his "vital" assistance to the government in nabbing his boss, Edward DiMaria, in a rare conviction of a chief financial officer.

  3. January 12, 2018

    Ex-Bankrate VP Gets 5 Years Despite Cooperating With Gov't

    A Miami federal judge Friday handed a five-year prison sentence to a former Bankrate Inc. vice president of finance who admitted he schemed to lie about the rate-shopping company's finances after he asked for leniency, citing his plan to testify against his former boss at an upcoming trial.

  4. January 08, 2018

    Ex-Bankrate Exec To Testify Against CFO, Asks For Leniency

    A former Bankrate Inc. vice president of finance who admitted he schemed to lie about the rate-shopping company's finances asked a Miami federal judge Friday for leniency, citing his plan to testify against his former boss at an upcoming trial.

  5. December 20, 2017

    Ex-Bankrate CFO Charged Over 'Cookie Jar' Accounting

    Bankrate's former CFO has been indicted on charges of accounting fraud in connection with a "cookie jar" fund he allegedly maintained to improve the company's financial appearance in lean quarters, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

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