Federal prosecutors said Mark Csantaveri’s companies took in about $3.7 million from small businesses seeking debt relief, with sentencing scheduled for Sept. 29.
MORRISTOWN, NJ – A Morristown man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to conspiring to defraud small businesses through companies that claimed to offer debt relief services, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. Mark Csantaveri, 53, pleaded guilty May 4, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 29, 2026.
According to prosecutors and federal charging documents, Csantaveri and others operated businesses that advertised debt settlement services to small-business owners who had fallen behind on debt obligations. The charging information identifies MCA Cure LLC and LDMS Group LLC as businesses with registered offices in Parsippany, and Evergreen Settlement Group LLC as a business with a registered office in Rockaway.
Prosecutors said the businesses induced clients to make regular payments by claiming the money would be held while the companies negotiated settlements with creditors. Instead, authorities said, victim funds were misappropriated for personal use, including more than $1 million in gambling expenses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the businesses took in about $3.7 million from small businesses and transferred about $3 million to accounts controlled by Csantaveri and co-conspirators.
The charging information says the conspiracy ran from around March 2018 through December 2023 and involved businesses that advertised through websites, social media and direct emails. Federal filings say dozens of victims entered into contracts requiring regular payments, while the companies were supposed to negotiate debt settlements and use the remaining money to pay creditors.
In many cases, prosecutors said, Csantaveri and co-conspirators failed even to contact victims’ creditors. The charging information also says Csantaveri used a significant portion of victim funds for personal expenses, including gambling at casinos in Atlantic City.
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss involved in the offense, whichever is greatest. The FBI investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Webman is representing the government.