ORLANDO, Florida — A 40-year-old Orlando man has been indicted on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, facing up to 20 years in federal prison for each count.
Khayyam Arif Oglu Farajov has been charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, according to a press release from United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe. The indictment also indicates that the United States intends to forfeit two personal investment accounts seized in connection with the alleged offenses.
Farajov owned and operated Talishco LLC, a freight brokerage company. In May 2022, he enrolled in the United States Postal Service’s Freight Auction program, where he bid on and was awarded contracts to transport U.S. Mail. However, Farajov allegedly failed to fulfill these contracts, providing false excuses to the USPS and entering bogus delivery information to receive payments…