Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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02/03/2026 07:00 AM EST

Orlando, Florida – Keith Oelerich (62, Apopka) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed to five years and five months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $17,964,680, the proceeds of the wire fraud offense. Oelerich pleaded guilty on September 22, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
02/03/2026 07:00 AM EST

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that VADIM KOMISSAROV, the former Chief Executive Officer of Trident Acquisitions Corp. ("TDAC"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"), pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to securities fraud for his role in a scheme to defraud TDAC investors and investors in TDAC's successor company, Lottery.com Inc., by publicly reporting false and misleading revenue and business information.  
 

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