GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The FBI has announced the arrests of two people in connection with a fraudulent moving company claiming to be located in Green Bay.
Yakov Monoz, president of Great Moving, and Tal Ohana, an employee, both of New York, were charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy by misrepresenting estimated charges for moving services and then requiring customers to pay additional fees that far exceeded the original estimate in order to recover their belongings, according to the FBI.
The two were arrested on Aug. 5 and made their initial court appearances in Federal Court in New York.
Investigators began looking into the company in January of 2020 after receiving 49 complaints from consumers in 26 states.
According to the complaints, the company would double or triple the quoted estimate on the day of the move by adding extra, and often unnecessary fees, such as a shuttle service fee.
Victims also told investigators their items were not returned until additional feeds were paid.
Although Great Moving listed an address on Mason Street in Green Bay on its U.S. Department of Transportation license, it was never located there.
