Story by Ethan
On May 29th, 2025, the arrest of 44-year old Maya Roytlender, 61-year old Ihor Dubno, and 33-year old Michael James, was announced by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Maya Roytlender was charged with one count of first-degree Grand Larceny. Ihor Dubno and Michael James were charged with one count of second-degree Grand Larceny. The arrest and charges against Maya Roytlender, Ihor Dubno, and Michael James were a result of an investigation handled by Supervising Financial Investigator Vincent Jones, Chief Financial Investigator Ludwig Sanchez, and Intelligence Analyst Veranika Basak.
According to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, Maya Roytlender was employed as an office manager at D. Mark Realty LLC from 2015 to 2020. Allegedly during her time there, Maya Roytlender orchestrated fraudulent payroll checks issued to Ihor Dubno and Michael James among other names. Ihor Dubno was allegedly issued inflated checks instead of arranged proper compensation. Michael James was unjustly placed on the payroll despite never having worked at D. Mark Realty LLC, receiving payments that he was not entitled to be issued. The fraudulent checks were being withdrawn from business accounts belonging to D. Mark Realty LLC before being deposited into personal bank accounts controlled by the defendants. The misappropriated funds were used to pay off credit cards, loans, lenders and creditors, and personal debts.
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office stated that the charges against Maya Roytlender, Ihor Dubno, and Michael James are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
