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Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Aug 232010

A Gary, Indiana man was sentenced by Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen to 33 months’ imprisonment and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count one of an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Kolar.

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The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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Aug 122010

Nathaniel Worden, 29 (1/7/81), of the 200 block of Logan Street, Valparaiso, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen to 420 months’ imprisonment and lifetime supervised release after pleading guilty to count one of an indictment charging him with advertising child pornography. At the time that he committed this offense, he was required to register as a sex offender. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jill Trumbull-Harris.

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Antonio Swain Love, (5/22/72), of the 3200 block of West 31st Street, Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen to 33 months’ imprisonment and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count one of an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Kolar.

Fishers Indiana Man Sentenced in Fraud Case

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Jul 162010

INDIANAPOLIS—Brian L. Nehrig, 43, Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to three years’ probation today by U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Barker following his guilty plea to mail fraud. This case was the result of a investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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During 2005 and 2006, Nehrig worked as a foreclosure attorney doing foreclosure work for Citifinancial. Citifinancial required Nehrig to submit a bid at sheriff’s sales for foreclosed houses, sell the houses at arm’s length transactions, and then submit the proceeds if the home sold to a third party. Instead, Nehrig sometimes submitted inflated bids and had arrangements with friends and associates to buy the properties. Nehrig did not tell Citifinancial about the side deals, which were usually for a few thousand dollars more than the minimum bid requested by Citifinancial. Nehrig did not send Citifinancial the profits. The Court determined the loss to Citifinancial to be $66,000. Citifinancial has been paid through an insurance claim.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Gayle L. Helart, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge Barker also imposed six months’ home confinement, and a requirement that Nehrig perform eight hours of community service per month for each of the 36 months that he is on probation. Nehrig was fined in the amount of $2500. Judge Barker noted that Nehrig’s law license was previously revoked and ordered that he not be self-employed and give full disclosure of this felony conviction to any future employer.

Man Sentenced 57 Years for Murder-for-Hire Plot

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Jun 212010

Mirwais Omar Mohamadi, 28, of Springfield, Va., was sentenced to serve 57 years in federal prison today for armed robbery and carrying out a plot to hire a man to kill a taxicab driver.

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Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Rich Marianos, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division, made the announcement following sentencing by United States District Court Judge Liam O’Grady. We’re extremely fortunate no one was murdered in this case, and this long sentence recognized the extraordinary danger Mohamadi poses to the community, said U.S. Attorney MacBride. The difference between an armed robbery and a murder is razor thin, and Mohamadi sought to hire someone to finish the job for him.

Thanks to the outstanding work of ATF agents, Alexandria City detectives, members of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Department, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office another criminal who has no regard for life will be behind bars for a very long time, said Acting Special Agent in Charge Marianos. On March 18, 2010, a federal jury sitting in Alexandria, Va., convicted Mohamadi of two counts of armed robbery, two counts of using a firearm in the commission of an armed robbery, one count of solicitation to commit murder-for-hire, one count of murder-for-hire, and two counts of witness tampering.

The evidence presented at trial showed that on May 26 and 27, 2007, Mohamadi solicited a prostitute using the Craig’s List website. After convincing the prostitute to accompany him to nightclubs in Washington, D.C., Mohamadi robbed the prostitute at gunpoint. Mohamadi fled the scene and hailed a taxicab in the Dupont Circle area. After taking the taxicab back to an apartment complex in the Landmark area of Alexandria, Mohamadi robbed the taxicab driver at gunpoint. While awaiting trial in the City of Alexandria for the armed robbery of the taxicab driver, Mohamadi solicited two inmates to find and murder the taxicab driver. Mohamadi also convinced a witness in the state trial to provide perjured testimony.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the City of Alexandria Police Department, and the City of Alexandria Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorneys Ronald L. Walutes, Jr. and Michael P. Ben’Ary prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vae. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov.

Woman Charged in Connection with Howard County, Indiana Mortgage Fraud

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Jun 172010

INDIANAPOLIS—Amanda Burroughs, 35, Spring Hill, Fla., was charged late yesterday with wire fraud, announced Timothy M. Morrison, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Indiana, following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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The charge alleges that Amanda Burroughs controlled a company called WLL & Co., LLC (“WLL”), which purchased distressed homes, improved them, and then sold them for a profit. WLL had a revolving line of credit with a financial institution in Howard County which it used to purchase, refurbish and re-sell properties.

In an effort to continue to acquire and sell additional properties, Burroughs, from May, 2005 through February, 2008, allegedly concealed the source of her buyers’ down payment money in order to induce the lenders to loan to buyers who otherwise would not qualify for loans.

WLL purportedly provided part or all of the down payments, by means of false gift affidavits, false bills of sale for other property, or cash deposits in buyers’ accounts. Burroughs and WLL would then receive money at closing from the sale of each one these properties, many of which ultimately went into foreclosure. As a result of this scheme, the underwriters sustained $385,741 in losses.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley P. Shepard, who is prosecuting the case for the government, Burroughs faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Burroughs will make an initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge in Indianapolis.

This case is part of President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated, and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes.