Ronai & Ronai Representing Victims of Costa Concordia

Cruise Ship Disaster: Partner Foils Fraud Attempt

Highly respected for their compassion and legal expertise in the the Hungarian community in the U.S. and overseas, the attorneys of Ronai & Ronai were quick to respond to the needs of victims following the January 13, 2012 cruise ship disaster involving the Costa Concordia, a member of the Carnival Cruise Line fleet of luxury liners. but little did the the attorneys of Ronai & Ronai know that among the actual Hungarian passenger-victims of the ship that sought his counsel, there would be others intent on taking advantage of the tragedy for personal financial gain. In what would become a whirlwind of intrigue and international media coverage, the husband and wife team of Ronai & Ronai, working with the authorities in Italy, Hungary, and the U.S., foiled the alleged fraud and is now focused on representing former passengers of the ship. Some of the hundreds of stories chronicling the events are presented below.


Lawyer Helps Blow the Whistle on Alleged Cruise Ship Scammers

ABA Journal
By Debra Cassens Weiss
January 25, 2012

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Report: Scammers Claimed Mother and Daughter Went Missing on Costa Concordia

TIME
By Tim Newcomb
January 25, 2012

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NYer foils cruel shipwreck scam

New York Post
January 25, 2012
By Chuck Bennett

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Cruise Ship Scam Over Faked Death

ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
By Christina Ng and Kaitlyn Folmer
January 24, 2012

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N.Y. lawyer unmasked scammers who claimed mom, daughter were missing on Costa Concordia

New York Daily News
By Helen Kennedy
January 24, 2012

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Trio of Hungarian fraudsters arrested after they 'tried to use Costa Concordia disaster to fake death of woman'

Daily Mail - U.K.
By Chris Slack
January 24, 2012

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Trio arrested in cruise ship death scam

UPI
January 24, 2012

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Death Scams Arise in Wake of Costa Concordia Tragedy

JD Journal
January 27, 2012

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NY Lawyer Busts Cruel Costa Concordia Scam

Strategist
By Andrew Chow, JD
January 30, 2012

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