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Airline boss from Sunrise accused of siphoning $20 million from hospital chain


December 12, 2012|By Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel


A Sunrise man arrested Wednesday faces charges of embezzling $20 million from his former employer in a payroll tax fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said.

Sonny Ramdeo, founder and CEO of the Guyana-based airline EZjet, was arrested in Brooklyn, N.Y., but will likely face trial in Florida, said Annette Castillo, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami.

From as early as 2005, Ramdeo, 35, worked as the payroll supervisor at Promise Healthcare Inc. and Success Healthcare Group. As the payroll supervisor for both companies, Ramdeo managed the payroll for more than 3,500 employees in hospitals nationwide.


Federal officials say Ramdeo incorporated PayServ Tax Inc., and told the hospital chains he would handle the transfer of local, state and federal payroll taxes to the proper agencies on their behalf. Instead, authorities say, he kept the money.

In October, Promise Healthcare filed a lawsuit accusing Ramdeo of embezzling more than $5 million to keep his airline afloat.

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Source US Attorney Office

Southern District of Florida

 

Press Release

Sunrise Man Arrested and Charged in $20 Million Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme

December 12, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CID), and Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), announce the unsealing of a December 6, 2012 indictment charging Sonny Austin Ramdeo, 35, of Sunrise, with wire fraud in connection with a $20 million federal payroll tax fraud scheme, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343 and 2. Ramdeo was arrested today in Brooklyn, and made his initial appearance in federal court in the Eastern District of New York earlier today. He is expected to be removed to the Southern District of Florida on these charges.

According to the indictment, from as early as 2005, defendant Ramdeo was employed as the payroll supervisor at Promise Healthcare, Inc. (Promise Health Care) and Success Healthcare Group (Success Healthcare), both of which owned and operated hospital facilities throughout the United States. As the payroll supervisor for these two companies (the companies), Ramdeo was responsible for overseeing the payment of bi-weekly wages and related payroll taxes for more than 3,500 employees.

To execute his scheme, Ramdeo allegedly incorporated PayServ Tax Inc., and thereafter represented to officers and employees of Promise Healthcare that PayServ Tax would handle the transfer of local, state and federal payroll taxes to the proper agencies on behalf of Promise Healthcare and Success Healthcare. In fact, however, Ramdeo kept the monies paid by Promise and Success Healthcare to PayServ for his personal use.

Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of the FBI, IRS-CID, and HHS-OIG. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ellen L. Cohen.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or onhttp://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Technical comments about this website can be e-mailed to the Webmaster. PLEASE NOTE: The United States Attorney's Office does not respond to non-technical inquiries made to this website. If you wish to make a request for information, you may contact our office at 305-961-9001, or you may send a written inquiry to the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, 99 NE 4th Street, Miami, Fl. 33132.

Vish M
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The main AFC supporter is not toast, how will they run their campaign of mo fiah slow fiah without Ramdeo's kickbacks from the drug trade? They now have to resort to killing and maiming ordinary Guyanese to get pocket change. 

The inbreeding is certainly obvious in your family.

U saying the man's family tree is a straight line? I think it is more that he took to smuggling with his kin as a child and did not acquire the aptitude to know the difference between right and wrong. You have to nurture moral precepts in the child if one is to expect the adult to know the value in them or what they mean.

 

When he came here said he was a Hindu but did not know that Hindus believed in the unity of god. He is now an episcopalian and taking communion at st Stephens weekly in NJ yet here he is an amoral pig and not knowing the act is a supreme christian acknowledgement of a commitment to  Christlike virtues. That fellow is thoroughly confused.

 

FM
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The main AFC supporter is not toast, how will they run their campaign of mo fiah slow fiah without Ramdeo's kickbacks from the drug trade? They now have to resort to killing and maiming ordinary Guyanese to get pocket change. 

The inbreeding is certainly obvious in your family.

As usual, you attack the messenger. All of a sudden when the shoe is on the other  foot, you cry like bytches. ahahahha. You have no qualms claiming that the PPP is behind ezjet and the main share holders. But when it is exposed that the leadership of the AFC/PNC are behind ezjet and are heavily involved in drug trafficking, you go into convulsions. Since I am a jackass why do you continue to respond to my posts? You only validate what I write as the truth hurts. ahahaha

FM
Originally Posted by PRK:

In wan prappa country wan con man lika da Ramdeo go neva get foh run airline. Only in Jagdoe country. Good foh see Jagdoe a lose pun de easy come easy go jet. Share criminal and tief dem PPP a do business wid. 

In fact if you follow the money trail you will see that it is the AFC/PNC that are behind Ramdeo, when he got arrested a huge capital cash flow was stopped to the AFC/PNC mo fiah slow fiah campaign. Now these fools will have to rob and kill ordinary Guyanese to fill their campaign chest. Look how robberies and murders will increase in Guyana now that the PPP clamping down on the aFC/PNC drug runnings. hahahahahah

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The main AFC supporter is not toast, how will they run their campaign of mo fiah slow fiah without Ramdeo's kickbacks from the drug trade? They now have to resort to killing and maiming ordinary Guyanese to get pocket change. 

The inbreeding is certainly obvious in your family.

 Since I am a jackass why do you continue to respond to my posts? You only validate what I write as the truth. ahahaha

To let the Whole Wide World know know what generations of inbreeding can produce. I see your braying is now down to 4 syllables.

Mitwah
Originally Posted by Observer:

Gerhard may have other names that he uses to write dirt, but at least as Gerhard he shows class and dignity.  The dirtbags on this thread (two of whom write the same) should learn some lessons from him....

I don't know about that, look now Neisha flower shop got burn down, and gerhard is in the same flower business. The competition got eliminated the good old fashion way, at least according to the morals of the afc/pnc, mo fiah slow fiah. 

FM
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by Vish M:

I am curious  

 

How is EZJET connected to AFC et al.

 

Is this a GNI-itis issue?

 

Please advise


Dont worry.  Druggie is on is usual crack/heroin/meth cocktail and is becoming increasingly brain damaged.

Nonsense, follow the money trail and you will see the link of the AFc/PNC.  When the PPP revoked the license of ezjet, the AFC/PNC agents immediately shifted their focus to other venues of peddling drugs. I bring your attention to the cocaine in coconut water as well as the cocaine in fish food. Then when the busts were executed they then went to the gold robbery. When others in the AFC/PNC were peddling that ezjet was a PPP drug carrier you stayed quiet, why attack me now showing double standards???

FM
EzJet's Ramdeo opts to seek bail in FloridaPDF| Print |
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012 00:04

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(CAPITOL NEWS).-EzJet Founder and CEO, Sonny Ramdeo,on Monday appeared in Federal Court in Brooklyn and essentially agreed to remain in jail until his Fraud and Embezzlement case is moved to Florida.

Ramdeo was escorted into the courtroom around 11:30 Monday morning where he did not make the expected bail application, but rather reserved the right to do so in the State of Florida, where the case is being transferred to. That is because Ramdeo has residency in Florida, the alleged crime was committed there and he was indicted there.

Wearing a khaki jumpsuit and red under-shirt,  a visibly withdrawn Ramdeo stood throughout the hearing with his hands held behind him and responded with a simple “yes, your honour”, when questioned on his knowledge of his rights by Judge Levy, during the proceedings which lasted just a few minutes according to Capitol News reporter, Duane Fowler, who was in the court room this morning.

Ramdeo had been widely expected to seek his pre-trial freedom before the courts today, but declined to do so even as legal sources say given the nature of the indictment, the amount of money he is accused of defrauding Promise Healthcare and the fact that he has been virtually incommunicado for the past few weeks, except with his inner circle of associates, it was highly unlikely that bail would have been granted today. He is expected to be transferred to Florida within the next few days. Ramdeo was indicted on December 6th and arrested on the 11th. He was arraigned last Wednesday in Brooklyn.

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
 

 

Nonsense, follow the money trail and you will see the link of the AFc/PNC.  When the PPP revoked the license of ezjet, the AFC/PNC agents immediately shifted their focus to other venues of peddling drugs. I bring your attention to the cocaine in coconut water as well as the cocaine in fish food. Then when the busts were executed they then went to the gold robbery. When others in the AFC/PNC were peddling that ezjet was a PPP drug carrier you stayed quiet, why attack me now showing double standards???


The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

FM
Originally Posted by Mr.T:

Don't be stupid. Sonny is going the same way as Roger. It is to the benefit of their so called friends. Once Sonny is locked up his estate and accounts will be plundered.

I heard that Ramjattan and Granger have combined force to free their drug mule Sonny. However they disagree on who to rob to get the bail money. Ramjattan say they should rob affluent Blacks and Granger says it should be the Indians that need s to be robbed since they have more money. By hook or by crook they will get money to bail out their boy Sonny. They need EZjet to stay afloat so that they can recoup their investment in this drug carrier. 

FM
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed. The PPP wanted to do it all along however because of AFC/PNC being major shareholders they did not want to be accused of playing politics. When ezjet was unable to pay its bills that gave the PPP the right opportunity to put them out of their misery and put an end to the AFC/PNC drug trade. Notice how after ezjet was grounded how crime increased elsewhere in Guyana as the two parties shifted their focus of fund raising back to robbery of ordinary Guyanese. 

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed. The PPP wanted to do it all along however because of AFC/PNC being major shareholders they did not want to be accused of playing politics. When ezjet was unable to pay its bills that gave the PPP the right opportunity to put them out of their misery and put an end to the AFC/PNC drug trade. Notice how after ezjet was grounded how crime increased elsewhere in Guyana as the two parties shifted their focus of fund raising back to robbery of ordinary Guyanese. 

No one believes your lies!!



http://www.demerarawaves.com/i...down-operations.html


Swift Air, the company from which the airline leased aircraft, subsequently pulled out of their deal for monies owed resulting in the US Department of Transportation suspending the carrier’s licence, a move which was followed by the Guyanese aviation authorities.

Mars
Originally Posted by God:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed. The PPP wanted to do it all along however because of AFC/PNC being major shareholders they did not want to be accused of playing politics. When ezjet was unable to pay its bills that gave the PPP the right opportunity to put them out of their misery and put an end to the AFC/PNC drug trade. Notice how after ezjet was grounded how crime increased elsewhere in Guyana as the two parties shifted their focus of fund raising back to robbery of ordinary Guyanese. 

No one believes your lies!!



http://www.demerarawaves.com/i...down-operations.html


Swift Air, the company from which the airline leased aircraft, subsequently pulled out of their deal for monies owed resulting in the US Department of Transportation suspending the carrier’s licence, a move which was followed by the Guyanese aviation authorities.

 

That was on advice of the GOG.

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by God:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed. The PPP wanted to do it all along however because of AFC/PNC being major shareholders they did not want to be accused of playing politics. When ezjet was unable to pay its bills that gave the PPP the right opportunity to put them out of their misery and put an end to the AFC/PNC drug trade. Notice how after ezjet was grounded how crime increased elsewhere in Guyana as the two parties shifted their focus of fund raising back to robbery of ordinary Guyanese. 

No one believes your lies!!



http://www.demerarawaves.com/i...down-operations.html


Swift Air, the company from which the airline leased aircraft, subsequently pulled out of their deal for monies owed resulting in the US Department of Transportation suspending the carrier’s licence, a move which was followed by the Guyanese aviation authorities.

 

That was on advice of the GOG.

Let's do this democratically. Let's vote and see who believes that the PPP is linked to EZJET vs. AFC links to EZJET. I guarantee you there will be one and only one vote that it's affiliated with AFC/PNC and it will come from that sucker DRugB.

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed.

So why did the PPP and EZjet accuse KN of scaring away passengers when the published PRIOR to the revocation of its operating certificate, that EZjet had financial problems?

 

t is there in print.  The GoG dropped EZjet's license to operate when the USDOT prohibited that airline from flying.

 

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....us-shuts-ezjet-down/

 

The GCAA revoked EZjets license to fly to guyana AFTER IT WAS REVOKED BY THE US DOT!!!

 

EZjet was a US carrier and the US govt will NOT shut it down because some little corrupt Rice Republic says it should.

 

 

FM
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed.

So why did the PPP and EZjet accuse KN of scaring away passengers when the published PRIOR to the revocation of its operating certificate, that EZjet had financial problems?

 

t is there in print.  The GoG dropped EZjet's license to operate when the USDOT prohibited that airline from flying.

 

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....us-shuts-ezjet-down/

 

The GCAA revoked EZjets license to fly to guyana AFTER IT WAS REVOKED BY THE US DOT!!!

 

EZjet was a US carrier and the US govt will NOT shut it down because some little corrupt Rice Republic says it should.

 

 

 

This is the point I was making,  fools like rn and other crabdogs stated that ezjet was a Guyanese airline and was allowed to incorporate because of the PPP an Jagdeo. Now you are telling a different story, that ezjet is an an American based carrier. But you will note that Ramjattan, Granger and Nagamootoo are held in high esteem by the US govt which on their advice gave ezjet rights to fly. The ppp have been trying for the past year to get this fly by night drug carrier for the AFC/PNc to be shut down. But it took the financial turmoil from non payment by drug lords for precious cargo to cause the airline a financial shortfall and hence inability to pay its bills. This was revealed in the same fbi report that rn referenced. 

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed.

So why did the PPP and EZjet accuse KN of scaring away passengers when the published PRIOR to the revocation of its operating certificate, that EZjet had financial problems?

 

t is there in print.  The GoG dropped EZjet's license to operate when the USDOT prohibited that airline from flying.

 

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....us-shuts-ezjet-down/

 

The GCAA revoked EZjets license to fly to guyana AFTER IT WAS REVOKED BY THE US DOT!!!

 

EZjet was a US carrier and the US govt will NOT shut it down because some little corrupt Rice Republic says it should.

 

 

 

This is the point I was making,  fools like rn and other crabdogs stated that ezjet was a Guyanese airline and was allowed to incorporate because of the PPP an Jagdeo. Now you are telling a different story, that ezjet is an an American based carrier. But you will note that Ramjattan, Granger and Nagamootoo are held in high esteem by the US govt which on their advice gave ezjet rights to fly. The ppp have been trying for the past year to get this fly by night drug carrier for the AFC/PNc to be shut down. But it took the financial turmoil from non payment by drug lords for precious cargo to cause the airline a financial shortfall and hence inability to pay its bills. This was revealed in the same fbi report that rn referenced. 

You are a lying Jackass. Provide a copy or excerpt from the FBI report.

Mitwah
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed.

So why did the PPP and EZjet accuse KN of scaring away passengers when the published PRIOR to the revocation of its operating certificate, that EZjet had financial problems?

 

t is there in print.  The GoG dropped EZjet's license to operate when the USDOT prohibited that airline from flying.

 

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....us-shuts-ezjet-down/

 

The GCAA revoked EZjets license to fly to guyana AFTER IT WAS REVOKED BY THE US DOT!!!

 

EZjet was a US carrier and the US govt will NOT shut it down because some little corrupt Rice Republic says it should.

 

 

 

This is the point I was making,  fools like rn and other crabdogs stated that ezjet was a Guyanese airline and was allowed to incorporate because of the PPP an Jagdeo. Now you are telling a different story, that ezjet is an an American based carrier. But you will note that Ramjattan, Granger and Nagamootoo are held in high esteem by the US govt which on their advice gave ezjet rights to fly. The ppp have been trying for the past year to get this fly by night drug carrier for the AFC/PNc to be shut down. But it took the financial turmoil from non payment by drug lords for precious cargo to cause the airline a financial shortfall and hence inability to pay its bills. This was revealed in the same fbi report that rn referenced. 

You are a lying Jackass. Provide a copy or excerpt from the FBI report.

RN has the copy, i let him borrow it, go ask him. hahhahahaha

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by caribny:

The PPP revoked the license of EZjet when EZjet was no longer able to operate.  EZjet is a US based charter fly by noight monstrocity, so would not be able to operate if teh US DOT stopped it from doing so.

 

You have yet to prove anything, apart from the fact that your daily cocktail is a medley of crack, heroin, meth, and a variety of pain killers.

Again you are wrong, the PPP did it first then the US followed.

So why did the PPP and EZjet accuse KN of scaring away passengers when the published PRIOR to the revocation of its operating certificate, that EZjet had financial problems?

 

t is there in print.  The GoG dropped EZjet's license to operate when the USDOT prohibited that airline from flying.

 

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....us-shuts-ezjet-down/

 

The GCAA revoked EZjets license to fly to guyana AFTER IT WAS REVOKED BY THE US DOT!!!

 

EZjet was a US carrier and the US govt will NOT shut it down because some little corrupt Rice Republic says it should.

 

 

 

This is the point I was making,  fools like rn and other crabdogs stated that ezjet was a Guyanese airline and was allowed to incorporate because of the PPP an Jagdeo. Now you are telling a different story, that ezjet is an an American based carrier. But you will note that Ramjattan, Granger and Nagamootoo are held in high esteem by the US govt which on their advice gave ezjet rights to fly. The ppp have been trying for the past year to get this fly by night drug carrier for the AFC/PNc to be shut down. But it took the financial turmoil from non payment by drug lords for precious cargo to cause the airline a financial shortfall and hence inability to pay its bills. This was revealed in the same fbi report that rn referenced. 

You are a lying Jackass. Provide a copy or excerpt from the FBI report.

RN has the copy, i let him borrow it, go ask him. hahhahahaha

That's another lie. You are still a jackass.

Mitwah
.

 

 

 

This is the point I was making,  fools like rn and other crabdogs stated that ezjet was a Guyanese airline and was allowed to incorporate because of the PPP an Jagdeo. Now you are telling a different story, that ezjet is an an American based carrier. But you will note that Ramjattan, Granger and Nagamootoo are held in high esteem by the US govt which on their advice gave ezjet rights to fly. The ppp have been trying for the past year to get this fly by night drug carrier for the AFC/PNc to be shut down. But it took the financial turmoil from non payment by drug lords for precious cargo to cause the airline a financial shortfall and hence inability to pay its bills. This was revealed in the same fbi report that rn referenced. 


Ezjet was REGISTERED in the USA because your incompetent PPP regime cannot implement the necessary regulatory oversight to allow Guyana to be given a Cat 1 rating by the FAA.

 

This doesnt mean that Jagdeo didnt sink his money into (a possible reason why your claims of his financial difficulties might be true).

 

Now youmake me laugh.  If the PPP wanted EZjet shut down all they had to do was to refuse it landing rights.  Any country can deny an airline entry, especially as Guyana does NOT have an Open Skies agreement with any one.

FM
Originally Posted by Mitwah:

You are a lying Jackass. Provide a copy or excerpt from the FBI report.


When Druggie was hallucinating from his ccktail of heroin, crack, meth and prescrition drugs he imagined that he saw that report.

 

What was interesting is that Druggie had no comments to make about EZjet last year.

FM

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