Some allegedly ripped off and pissed off purchasers of KMR Expertise received a style of justice right this moment as CEO Mark Measures confronted a New York decide on expenses of stealing virtually $2 million.
A 12 months after the vaulted company primarily crashed and burned as dozens and dozens of purchasers had been burned with unpaid residuals and tax burdens, the indicted Measures turned himself on this morning to the Manhattan D.A. In a simply accomplished arraignment, the corporate and the chief confronted 40-counts of fleecing about 160 purchasers over a interval from June 2021 to March 2024.
For such white-collar crimes, Measures might be greater than 15 years behind bars if discovered responsible. In accordance with DA Alvin Braggs’ workplace, Measures and KMR stole $1.8 million from purchasers and $26,000 from the 401 (ok) accounts of staff within the firm’s NYC workplace. To that, the defendants are charged one depend of Scheme to Defraud within the First Diploma, three counts of Grand Larceny within the Second Diploma, 28 counts of Grand Larceny within the Third Diploma, 5 counts of Grand Larceny within the Fourth Diploma, and three counts of Petit Larceny.
“As alleged, Mark Measures and KMR stole roughly $1.8 million from 160 laborious working actors, lots of whom had been balancing different jobs to remain afloat whereas pursuing their appearing careers, DA Alvin Bragg mentioned in an announcement after the courtroom listening to was over. “These defendants additionally stole 1000’s of {dollars} from his staff by taking wages that had been meant to be invested of their retirement accounts. Reasonably than pay the actors and staff, the defendants used their hard-earned cash to fund his lavish life-style. This alleged conduct is egregious, and we are going to proceed to battle for Manhattanites to obtain each greenback they earn. That is an ongoing investigation – if you’re a sufferer, please contact our workplace at (646) 712-0298.”
With no bail required underneath the statutes of the Empire State, Measures was capable of stroll out of courtroom Tuesday after getting into a plea of not responsible. Nonetheless, for a minimum of one sufferer of KMR, seeing Measures in courtroom Tuesday was fulfilling.
“I’m very glad that he was indicted and has turned himself in,” says Joe Gately “And I’m extraordinarily grateful to Assistant DA Rachana Pathak and everybody within the DA’s workplace for taking our case critically and for all of the work they’ve finished to deliver him to justice. He bounced a test to me, 3 times, for the renewal of a print marketing campaign related to a nationwide industrial and I’m out $6500.00.”
On Tuesday, the NY-based Gately was within the courtroom to see Measures in handcuffs. “It was very satisfying to bear witness to that.”
Lynette Rice contributed to this report
