Notorious eyecare fraudster nabbed 3rd time on fraud charges
A notorious fraudster convicted a decade ago for cheating online eyeglass customers and harassing some of them with grisly threats was arrested Friday for a third time after resuming internet-based criminal behavior soon after getting out of prison nearly two years ago, a prosecutor said.
Vitaly Borker, 45, of Brooklyn was charged with two counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He awaited an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court. Defense attorney Dominic Amorosa, said in an email that Borker plans to plead not guilty.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams noted in a statement that one of his predecessors, Geoffrey S. Berman, posed the rhetorical question after Borker’s second conviction of whether more time in prison would cause Borker to retreat from crime.