U.S. Department
of Justice
Ingenbleek
United States vs. Georg Ingenbleek, 20-CR-00628 (CCC)
Defendant:
- Georg Ingenbleek
Case Summary:
From at least 2011 through 2016, Ingenbleek created numerous direct mail solicitations supposedly from world-renowned psychics, falsely and fraudulently claiming that the recipients were being contacted because they had been the subject of specific visions by the psychics, including visions that the recipients were going to receive large sums of money and good fortune. Many of the letters falsely promised that the psychic services being offered were free of charge. In fact, the letters were mass-produced using software and information provided by Ingenbleek to a direct mail marketing services company, Company-1, located in Piscataway, New Jersey, which Ingenbleek retained to print and mail the solicitations.
Ingenbleek directed a second company, Company-2, to send fraudulent billing notices to the same victims that stated that the victims owed money for psychic services, which in many cases had been offered free of charge. The fraudulent billing notices were labeled “collection notices” and “invoices,” falsely representing that the victims owed late payment fees, and falsely stating that a psychic or astrology organization would refer the victim to a “collection agency” and take legal action if the victim did not send a check, usually for $20 to $50. Through his fraudulent psychic mailing campaign, Ingenbleek obtained more than $10 million dollars from victims.
In July 2020, a grand jury returned an indictment charging Ingenbleek with mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(2)(B), and obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(l). Ingenbleek, who is a citizen of Germany, could not be located and was a fugitive for more than four years.
Ingenbleek was apprehended in Bolzano, Italy in 2024, extradited, and returned in May 2025 via Newark International Airport to face an indictment charging him with two counts of mail fraud.
Court Dates:
| Defendant | Court Event | Court Date |
| Georg Ingenbleek | Detention Hearing / Defendant Detained | May 09, 2025 |
| Plea Hearing | August 6, 2025 at 11:30am Judge Claire C. Cecchi MLK Building & US Courthouse 50 Walnut Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
Resources:
District of New Jersey Victim-Witness Program Information: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/victim-witness
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Court Documents:
Indictment - On July 23, 2020, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment.
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