Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Aug. 17, 2020:
New York-based moving company president, employee charged with fraud
The president of a Brooklyn, New York-based moving company and one of the company’s employees have been charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy for allegedly defrauding customers.
Yakov Moroz, the president of Great Movers Inc. and its successor company New City Movers, and company employee Tal Ohana, were charged after allegedly misrepresenting estimated charges for moving services and then requiring customers to pay additional fees that exceeded the original estimate in order to recover their belongings.
According to a criminal complaint, Moroz and Ohana defrauded dozens of customers using this scheme, often requiring customers to pay more than 10% over the original estimate, requiring payment before the delivery of goods, or refusing to return and threatening to sell and auction the belongings if the additional fees were not paid.
“As alleged, Moroz and Ohana victimized their customers by holding their belongings hostage until the inflated fees were paid,” said Acting United States Attorney Seth D. DuCharme. “This office will hold accountable anyone who seeks to target the vulnerable in an effort to profit from predatory schemes.”
Hirschbach announces new pay incentives for lease operators
Hirschbach Motor Lines announced its new Top Tier Pay Incentive Plan for lease over-the-road operators, which is designed for drivers to earn $80,000 to $100,000 or more per year.
Beginning Aug. 10, new lease operators with the company were eligible for the program, which includes a weekly incentive, a monthly incentive and a soon-to-come long-term retention incentive plan.
