A Ukrainian national has admitted guilt in a case involving conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The individual, Oleg Oliynyk, was involved in operating several labor-staffing companies in South Florida over a period spanning from August 2007 to August 2021.
Court documents reveal that Oliynyk, along with others, managed businesses such as Paradise Choice LLC, Paradise Choice Cleaning LLC, Tropical City Services LLC, and Tropical City Group LLC. These companies employed non-resident aliens unauthorized to work in the U.S., facilitating tax evasion related to federal income and employment taxes. Additionally, they laundered more than $11 million derived from these activities.
Oliynyk's sentencing hearing is yet to be scheduled. He faces up to 20 years imprisonment for the money laundering conspiracy charge and up to five years for the charge of conspiring to defraud the United States. A federal district court judge will determine his sentence after reviewing relevant guidelines and statutory factors.
The announcement was made by Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida.
The investigation is being conducted by Homeland Security Investigations and IRS Criminal Investigation. The prosecution team includes Senior Litigation Counsel Sean Beaty, Trial Attorneys Matthew B. Hicks and Wilson R. Stamm of the Tax Division, along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Clark for the Southern District of Florida.