United States v. ALICIA HOLMES, No. S2 10 Cr. 1149 (KMK), Southern District of New York (Mar. 1, 2013) — Indictment
raw: United States v. Alicia Holmes, Indictment
United States v. Alicia Holmes, Indictment, No. S2 10 Cr. 1149 (KMK) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 1, 2013)
Alicia Holmes was indicted for orchestrating a multi-year wire and mail fraud scheme involving false claims of high-end property ownership to defraud various individuals and entities.
Alicia Holmes, operating under numerous aliases, was charged with wire and mail fraud for a scheme active between 2007 and 2011. She allegedly misrepresented ownership of luxury properties valued between $6,255,000 and $17,000,000 to obtain money, services, and accommodations. The indictment also includes allegations regarding the use of fictitious names and seeks the forfeiture of all property derived from the fraud.
Alicia Holmes, also known by several aliases including Alicia Pimentel and Sybil Figuerra, was indicted in the Southern District of New York for a fraudulent scheme operating from 2007 to 2011. She allegedly defrauded various victims, such as hotel managers, real estate brokers, and school administrators, by making false claims about owning high-end residential properties valued between $6.255 million and $17 million. Holmes falsely represented that she had imminent access to significant funds and used these pretenses to obtain money, property, services, and accommodations. The indictment includes charges of wire fraud and mail fraud, noting that she continued the scheme while on release from a previous court order. The government seeks the forfeiture of all property derived from the proceeds of these offenses. This includes the pursuit of substitute assets if the primary fraudulent proceeds cannot be located.
Extracted insights
- $17.00M $17,000,000 $10M–$100M
- $15.00M $15,000,000 $10M–$100M
- $6.25M $6,255,000 $1M–$10M
- $400K $400,000 $100K–$1M
- person alicia holmes
- person financial losses
- court united states district court southern district of new york
- scheme_term wire fraud
- Alicia Holmes devised and operated fraudulent scheme to obtain money, property, services, and accommodation from various individuals and entities
- Alicia Holmes made false representations to victims in emails, telephone calls, contracts, promissory notes, and letters
- Alicia Holmes represented to victims owned and/or was about to own high-end residential properties valued between $6,255,000 and $17,000,000
- Alicia Holmes represented to victims would gain access to assets of great value within a short period of time
- Alicia Holmes represented to victims required financial assistance until in possession of funds
- Alicia Holmes did not have access to the funds
- Alicia Holmes did not own high-end properties
- Alicia Holmes fraudulently obtained money, property, services, and accommodation from victims
- Alicia Holmes caused victims to incur financial losses
- United States District Court Southern District of New York filed indictment Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK against Alicia Holmes
- Alicia Holmes charged with Wire Fraud
- Alicia Holmes operated scheme from April 2007 through May 2011
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x UNITED STATES OFAMERICA INDICTMENT -V. - S2 10Cr. 1149 (KMK) ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a“Alicia DePimentel,” : USDCSDNY a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” DOE’ a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” LD a/k/a “Alicia F±gueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” Defendant. x COUNT ONE (Wire Fraud) The Grand Jury charges: The Scheme toDefraud 1. From at least in or about April 2007 through inor about May 2011,ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a“Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a“Anna Ferrer,” the defendant,devised andoperated a fraudulent scheme by which she obtained money, property, services, andaccommodation from various individuals and entities, including, but not limited to, hotel managers andstaff, real estate brokers, property builders, home owners, and school administrators (the “Victims”) by making false and fraudulent representations tothe Victims in emails, telephone calls,contracts, promissory notes, and letters. 2.In furtherance ofthe scheme todefraud, ALICIA HOLMES,a/k/a “AliciaPimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a“AliciaFerrer,” a/k/a “AliciaDe Pimentel,” a/k/a“Anna Alicia,”a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “AnnaFerrer,” the defendant, represented to the Victims, in substanceandin part, that: a.HOLMESowned and/orwas about toown certain high-end residential properties, including homes valued between approximately $6,255,000 and $17,000,000 (the “High-End Properties”) b.HOLMES resided andwas authorized toreceive mail at certainaddresses in Virginia, North Carolina, New York, Maryland, andelsewhere (the “Addresses”) c. HOLMESwould gainaccess within a short periodof timetoassets of greatvalue, including as soonas the nextfew days (the “Funds”); d. HOLMES required financial assistance from the Victims untilshewas in possession ofthe Funds; and e.HOLMES intended to usetheFunds (1) to purchase specificadditional high-end residential properties, including residences offered for salefor approximately $400,000 to$15,000,000, which purchaseswould result in financial gains totheVictims, and/or (2) to paymoney that sheowed to the Victims. 3.Atalltimes relevant tothis Indictment, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a“Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a“Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a“Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “AnnaAlicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “AnnaFerrer,” the defendant, didnothave or reasonably expect to have access totheFunds; did notown and was not abouttoown theHigh-End Properties; did notreside at andwasnot authorized toreceive mail atthe Addresses; andknew the representations described in paragraph 2 of this Indictment were false atthetime shemade them. 4. Asaresult of oneormore of the false representations described in paragraph 2of this Indictment, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a“Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “AliciaFerrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “AnnaAlicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “AnnaFerrer,” the defendant, fraudulently obtained money,property, services, and accommodation from the Victims andcaused theVictims toincur financial losses. StatutoryAllegation 5.From atleast inor about April 2007 through inor aboutMay2011, inthe Southern District ofNew York and elsewhere, ALICIAHOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara dePimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia IDe Pimentel,” a/k/a“Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “AliciaFigueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, including while onrelease pursuant toan order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, dated on or about May 5,2010, willfully and knowingly, having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud, andfor obtaining money and property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, transmitted and caused to be transmitted bymeans ofwire, radio, and television communication in interstate and foreign commerce, writings, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme and artifice, to wit, forthe purpose of executing the scheme to defraud set forth in paragraphs 1 through 4above, HOLMES made false and fraudulent representations in interstate emails and interstate telephone calls and thereby obtained money, property, services, and accommodation under false pretenses. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and 3147(1).) COUNT TWO (Mail Fraud) The Grand Jury further charges: 6. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 4 above arehereby repeated, realleged, and incorporated by reference asif fully set forth herein. 7. From atleast inor about September 2008 through in orabout May 2011, in the Southern District ofNew York and elsewhere, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De 4 Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, including while onrelease pursuant toan order of the United States District Court for the Southern District ofNew York, dated onor about May 5,2010, willfully and knowingly, having devised and intending todevise a scheme and artifice to defraud, and for obtaining money andproperty bymeans offalse and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, for the purpose of executing such scheme and artifice and attempting so todo, did place in a postoffice and authorized depository formail matter, matters and things tobe sentand delivered by thePostal Service, and diddeposit and causeto be deposited matters and things tobe sent and delivered by private and commercial interstate carriers, and did take anddid receive therefrom, and did cause tobe delivered bymail and such carriers, according to the direction thereon, such matters and things, towit, for the purpose of executing the scheme to defraud set forth in paragraphs 1 through 4above, HOLMES caused individuals, including, in orabout September and October 2008, school administrators ata private school in Tuxedo Park, New York, to send matters via the United States Postal Service. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1341 and 3147(1).) COUNT THREE (Fictitious Name or Address> The Grand Jury further charges: 8. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 4 above are hereby repeated, realleged, and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. 9. Onor about September 18, 2008, in the Southern District ofNew York and elsewhere, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, knowingly, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, and carrying on by means of the Postal Service, any scheme and device mentioned in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341 and any other unlawful business, used and assumed, and requested to be addressed by, a fictitious, false, and assumed title, name, and address and name other than her own proper name, to wit, HOLMES provided a false and assumed address as ahome and billing address to a private school in Tuxedo Park, New York for the purpose of conducting, promoting, and carrying on by means ofthe Postal Service the scheme to defraud set forth in Counts One and Two of this Indictment. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1342.) 6 FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNTS ONEAND TWO 10.As aresult of committing the offenses charged in Counts One andTwo ofthis Indictment, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia IDe Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, shall forfeit tothe United States pursuant toTitle 18, United States Code, Section 981(a) (1) (C) andTitle 28, United States Code, Section 2461, all property, real and personal, that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the commission ofthe offenses. Substitute Asset Provision 11. If any ofthe above-described forfeitable property, as aresult ofany act or omission ofthe defendant: (1) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (2) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third person; (3) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court; (4) has been substantially diminished in value; or (5) has been commingled with other property which cannot be subdivided without difficulty; it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 7 853(p), toseek forfeiture of any other property ofthe defendant upto the value of theabove forfeitable property. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 981; Title 21, United States Code, Section 853; and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461.) ___________ * FOREPERSON PREET BI-IARARA United States Attorney UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEWYORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -V.- ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” Defendant. IND ICTMENT S2 10 Cr. 1149 (KMK) (18 U.S.C. § 981, 1341, 1342, 1343, 3147(1); 21 U.S.C. § 853; 28 U.S.C. § 2461) PREET BHARARA United States Attorney, A TRUE BILL Fore erson.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INDICTMENT - V. - S2 10 Cr. 1149 (KMK) ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” : USDCSDNY a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” DOE’ a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” LD a/k/a “Alicia F±gueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” Defendant. x COUNT ONE (Wire Fraud) The Grand Jury charges: The Scheme to Defraud 1. From at least in or about April 2007 through in or about May 2011, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, devised and operated a fraudulent scheme by which she obtained money, property, services, and accommodation from various individuals and entities, including, but not limited to, hotel managers and staff, real estate brokers, property builders, home owners, and school administrators (the “Victims”) by making false and fraudulent representations to the Victims in emails, Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 1 of 9 telephone calls, contracts, promissory notes, and letters. 2. In furtherance of the scheme to defraud, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, represented to the Victims, in substance and in part, that: a. HOLMES owned and/or was about to own certain high-end residential properties, including homes valued between approximately $6,255,000 and $17,000,000 (the “High-End Properties”) b. HOLMES resided and was authorized to receive mail at certain addresses in Virginia, North Carolina, New York, Maryland, and elsewhere (the “Addresses”) c. HOLMES would gain access within a short period of time to assets of great value, including as soon as the next few days (the “Funds”); d. HOLMES required financial assistance from the Victims until she was in possession of the Funds; and e. HOLMES intended to use the Funds (1) to purchase specific additional high-end residential properties, including residences offered for sale for approximately $400,000 to $15,000,000, which purchases would result in financial gains to the Victims, and/or (2) to pay money that she owed to the Victims. Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 2 of 9 3. At all times relevant to this Indictment, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, did not have or reasonably expect to have access to the Funds; did not own and was not about to own the High-End Properties; did not reside at and was not authorized to receive mail at the Addresses; and knew the representations described in paragraph 2 of this Indictment were false at the time she made them. 4. As a result of one or more of the false representations described in paragraph 2 of this Indictment, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, fraudulently obtained money, property, services, and accommodation from the Victims and caused the Victims to incur financial losses. Statutory Allegation 5. From at least in or about April 2007 through in or about May 2011, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia IDe Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, including Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 3 of 9 while on release pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, dated on or about May 5, 2010, willfully and knowingly, having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud, and for obtaining money and property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, transmitted and caused to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, and television communication in interstate and foreign commerce, writings, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme and artifice, to wit, for the purpose of executing the scheme to defraud set forth in paragraphs 1 through 4 above, HOLMES made false and fraudulent representations in interstate emails and interstate telephone calls and thereby obtained money, property, services, and accommodation under false pretenses. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and 3147(1).) COUNT TWO (Mail Fraud) The Grand Jury further charges: 6. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 4 above are hereby repeated, realleged, and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. 7. From at least in or about September 2008 through in or about May 2011, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De 4 Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 4 of 9 Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, including while on release pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, dated on or about May 5, 2010, willfully and knowingly, having devised and intending to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud, and for obtaining money and property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, for the purpose of executing such scheme and artifice and attempting so to do, did place in a post office and authorized depository for mail matter, matters and things to be sent and delivered by the Postal Service, and did deposit and cause to be deposited matters and things to be sent and delivered by private and commercial interstate carriers, and did take and did receive therefrom, and did cause to be delivered by mail and such carriers, according to the direction thereon, such matters and things, to wit, for the purpose of executing the scheme to defraud set forth in paragraphs 1 through 4 above, HOLMES caused individuals, including, in or about September and October 2008, school administrators at a private school in Tuxedo Park, New York, to send matters via the United States Postal Service. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1341 and 3147(1).) Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 5 of 9 COUNT THREE (Fictitious Name or Address> The Grand Jury further charges: 8. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 4 above are hereby repeated, realleged, and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. 9. On or about September 18, 2008, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, knowingly, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, and carrying on by means of the Postal Service, any scheme and device mentioned in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341 and any other unlawful business, used and assumed, and requested to be addressed by, a fictitious, false, and assumed title, name, and address and name other than her own proper name, to wit, HOLMES provided a false and assumed address as a home and billing address to a private school in Tuxedo Park, New York for the purpose of conducting, promoting, and carrying on by means of the Postal Service the scheme to defraud set forth in Counts One and Two of this Indictment. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1342.) 6 Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 6 of 9 FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNTS ONE AND TWO 10. As a result of committing the offenses charged in Counts One and Two of this Indictment, ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia IDe Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” the defendant, shall forfeit to the United States pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 981(a) (1) (C) and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461, all property, real and personal, that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the commission of the offenses. Substitute Asset Provision 11. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: (1) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (2) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third person; (3) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court; (4) has been substantially diminished in value; or (5) has been commingled with other property which cannot be subdivided without difficulty; it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 7 Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 7 of 9 853(p), to seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the above forfeitable property. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 981; Title 21, United States Code, Section 853; and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461.) ___________ * FOREPERSON PREET BI-IARARA United States Attorney Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 8 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -V. - ALICIA HOLMES, a/k/a “Alicia Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Xiomara de Pimentel,” a/k/a “Alicia Ferrer,” a/k/a “Alicia De Pimentel,” a/k/a “Anna Alicia,” a/k/a “Sybil Figuerra,” a/k/a “Alicia Figueroa,” a/k/a “Anna Ferrer,” Defendant. IND I CTMENT S2 10 Cr. 1149 (KMK) (18 U.S.C. § 981, 1341, 1342, 1343, 3147(1); 21 U.S.C. § 853; 28 U.S.C. § 2461) PREET BHARARA United States Attorney, A TRUE BILL Fore erson. Case 7:10-cr-01149-KMK Document 51 Filed 12/06/12 Page 9 of 9