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Washington DC Couple Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $4 Million Extortion Scheme
A New York Couple, Archie Kaslov, 55, and Candy Evans, 52, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a wide-ranging fraud, extortion, and money laundering scheme.
The scheme involved one of Kaslov’s sons pretending to be a New York mobster to get a Maryland man to embezzle more than $4 million from his Washington, D.C., employer.
Kaslov was sentenced by the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. The first six months of his time on supervised release must be spent in home detention.
Evan’s was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Evans, too, must spend the first six months of her supervised release in home detention.
Consistent with their plea agreements, each defendant was ordered to pay $4,217,542 in restitution. Kaslov also was ordered to pay $1,057,682 in a forfeiture money judgment.
Kaslov pleaded guilty in September 2020 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He admitted that he drove members of his family around New York with cash obtained from the scheme.
Candy Evans pleaded guilty in September 2020 to tampering with a witness by corrupt persuasion or misleading conduct. She admitted that once the FBI launched its investigation, she counseled the New York woman whom the Maryland man met on Backpage to lie to people, including the FBI.
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Crime|Violent Crime|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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