| Men from UK and
Ireland Charged with
Construction Wire Fraud as
Immigration Noted
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
March 4 – A man in jeans and a
T-shirt, assigned a Federal
Defender, was detained on
consent on March 4 before U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Robyn J.
Tarnofsky. Inner City Press
was there, the only media in
the SDNY Mag
court.
The
prosecutor said the man's
co-defendant was in
immigration custody. This was
repeated afterwards, when the
Office announced the
"unsealing of a Complaint
charging JAMES DINNIGAN, a/k/a
“Charlie Ward,” and MARTIN
MAUGHAN, a/k/a “Lawrence
Rogers,” with conspiracy to
commit wire fraud for their
participation in a multi-year,
multi-state organized
construction fraud scheme that
targeted at least 24 victims,
including numerous elderly and
vulnerable victims. MAUGHAN
was transferred from state
custody to federal custody.
DINNIGAN is in federal
immigration custody and will
be transferred to the Southern
District of New York." And
then deported, if convicted
and serves time?
The prosecutors
say "DINNIGAN entered the U.S.
on or about April 4, 2023,
using a tourist visa. A
review of relevant records has
revealed no known
documentation showing that
DINNIGAN departed the U.S. as
required, or that DINNIGAN
applied for and received
authorization to legally
remain in the U.S. On or
about February 25, 2025,
DINNIGAN was encountered by
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection in Champlain, New
York.
On or about
August 9, 2023, MAUGHAN was
encountered by CBP officers in
the vicinity of Laredo,
Texas. MAUGHAN was
subsequently ordered removed
from the U.S. to the United
Kingdom on or about October
30, 2023. According to
MAUGHAN’s order of removal, he
was prohibited from reentering
or attempting to reenter the
U.S. for a period of five
years. On or about
February 7, 2025, MAUGHAN was
found inside the U.S. when he
was arrested at the Boston
Logan International Airport
moments before departing on a
flight to Dublin,
Ireland.
The case is USA
v. Dinnigan, et al.,
1:25-mj-714 (Tarnofsky)
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