Two Florida men are facing federal fraud charges after allegedly running a $6.7 million kickback scheme that defrauded a major electronics manufacturer based in New Jersey.
Brian Normann, 46, of Orlando, and Anthony William Rossi III, 75, of Mount Dora, were indicted by a federal grand jury in May on a single count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and wire fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer, the men appeared before Senior U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark for their arraignments over the past two weeks.
Court documents outline a five-year conspiracy stretching from roughly 2015 to August 2020. Prosecutors say Normann used his position at an unnamed international electronics company in Englewood Cliffs to funnel marketing contracts to GS Line, Inc., a Florida business controlled by Rossi.
Authorities allege the pair overbilled the victim company for actual marketing work and submitted false invoices for services that were never even provided. In exchange for the steady stream of corporate business, GS Line allegedly funneled roughly $6.7 million in kickbacks to Normann during 2019 and 2020. The electronics company was reportedly unaware of the backdoor arrangement.
Normann is accused of using the millions to fund his lifestyle. According to the indictment, the money went straight into his personal brokerage accounts and paid for a luxury property worth about $2 million.
If convicted, the conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The men could also face a $250,000 fine, or a financial penalty equal to twice the gross amount gained or lost in the offense, depending on which number is higher.
The FBI’s Newark office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy, led the investigation into the corporate fraud scheme. As with all criminal cases, both Normann and Rossi are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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