Lerman Law Firm Announces Fraud Investigation into George Leyva; Seeks Information from Victims and Witnesses Nationwide
06 Mayo 2024 - 7:16AM
The Lerman Law Firm (Cathy Jackson Lerman, P.A.) has announced
today that it has initiated a fraud investigation into certain
activities of George L. Leyva, a current resident of Miami,
Florida.
The public is advised that Leyva, who is in his late thirties,
may be using one or more of the following aliases: “Jorge Leyva,
Jorge Luis Leyva, George Luis Grey, Jorge Grey, Patrick Bender,
and/or Richard Coles.”
The Lerman Law Firm is investigating whether Leyva perpetrated
an organized scheme to defraud against one of his former employers
headquartered in South Florida. Leyva, while Marketing Director of
the employer/victim, obtained procurement contracts for
marketing/advertising services from third-party vendors for tens of
thousands of dollars and convinced the employer/victim to purchase
services from these vendors.
Subsequent to the employer/victim issuing payment to the vendors
for these services, the employer/victim became aware that the
marketing/advertising companies, the contracts for marketing
services, and the corresponding invoices tendered to it by Leyva
were all fake, no marketing or advertising services were ever
performed. In addition, the employer/victim discovered a cloned
website created by Leyva that was using AI software to create
copies of art images owned and sold by the employer/victim.
“We do not believe that this fraudulent scheme conducted by
Leyva against his former employer is an isolated incident given its
smooth, fast, and nearly perfect execution,” said Cathy Lerman,
Esq., Founder and Principal of the Lerman Law Firm. “We think there
may be more victims of this insidious fraud across the country, and
we are seeking help to identify victims and witnesses
nationwide.”
According to his LinkedIn profile, Leyva claims to be a
“Marketing Leader” who has worked as a Senior Marketing Director
for numerous companies, including Unybrands, Assembly Global,
Thirty Madison, and CrowdStreet, among others. Leyva’s LinkedIn
profile also states that Leyva has a BBA in Finance from the
University of Miami and an MS in Marketing from Florida
International University.
Victims, witnesses, or prior employers who have
information about Leyva that could assist the Lerman Law Firm in
its investigation are asked to contact attorney Cathy Lerman via
email at clerman@lermanfirm.com or by telephone at
954-332-1143.