ATLANTA — A Texas man will plead guilty to federal charges for his role in a deed fraud and money laundering scheme that involved more than $1.5 million in fraudulent property sales across four states, including Georgia.
Moshe Levi, 61 of Carrollton, Texas, agreed to plea guilty to federal wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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According to court filings, Levi and his alleged co-conspirators targeted vacant and unencumbered real estate in Massachusetts, Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee that belonged to out-of-state owners.
The conspirators allegedly impersonated property owners to trick real estate professionals into selling the land to unsuspecting buyers.
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Court documents state that Levi and his co-conspirators executed the scheme by obtaining fake driver’s licenses and passports in the names of actual property owners.
Federal officials said the group created email and internet telephony accounts using the stolen identities, allowing them to impersonate the real owners and deceive real estate professionals into listing, negotiating and deeding the properties to unsuspecting buyers.
The conspirators then laundered the proceeds through individual and corporate bank accounts under their control.
Prosecutors said the group used check and wire transfers to conceal and disguise the ownership and source of the money, sharing or attempting to share in approximately $1.5 million in fraudulent sales since approximately June 2023.
Levi was charged alongside two co-defendants, Kyon James of Massachusetts and Bradley Beauge of New Jersey, in July 2026.
The wire fraud conspiracy charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the scheme, whichever is greater.
The money laundering conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $500,000, or twice the value of the financial transactions involved.
A federal court plea hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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