GALWAY MAN LIVING IN NEW YORK CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Date Published: 26-Oct-2012
A New York man with Galway connections, who claims partial ownership of Facebook, has been arrested for fraud.
US media reports that Paul Ceglia has been charged in what authorities call a multi billion dollar scheme to defraud the social networking company.
Paul Ceglia spent 6 years of his childhood in Corofin, as his mother Veronica nee Keaveney comes from Cummer.
He is charged with one count of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud.
He could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each charge IF convicted.