Kristopher Brian Anderson, 32, of Dallas, Texas, stole $1,389,991 from his employer over a 33-month scheme by submitting 142 fraudulent invoices to Pivotal Petroleum Partners LP and Pivotal Petroleum Partners II LP. As corporate controller, Anderson had access to the company’s financial lifelines — and he exploited them ruthlessly, funneling stolen money into a shell company he secretly controlled.
Anderson pleaded guilty in September 2017 to one count of mail fraud. On the day of sentencing, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater handed down a 41-month federal prison term and ordered Anderson to pay $1,412,424.06 in restitution — covering both the stolen funds and the cost of the investigation. He was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on April 24, 2018.
The fraud began days after Anderson was hired on May 14, 2014. As corporate controller, he oversaw accounting operations, financial reporting, and vendor invoice approvals — a position built on trust. Instead of protecting company assets, Anderson weaponized his authority. He set up Empery Resource Consultants, LLC, a fake Texas corporation, and opened a business bank account under its name on August 28, 2014.
Through Pivotal Petroleum Services LLC, which handled administrative work for the Pivotal Petroleum Partners entities, Anderson routed electronic invoice processing via P2 Energy Solutions — a Denver-based firm with Texas offices. Using his control over the payment chain, he submitted fraudulent invoices for non-existent “landmen” services supposedly provided by Empery. P2 then issued and mailed checks to the sham company, all at Anderson’s direction.
From August 2014 to May 2017, the scheme bled $1.39 million from the oil and gas firms. Tailwater Capital LLC, the parent company of the Pivotal Petroleum entities, absorbed the full financial blow. Anderson used the stolen funds for personal gain, spending freely while his employer footed the bill for forensic audits and federal probes.
The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, with U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox underscoring the betrayal of trust at the heart of the crime. Anderson’s sentencing sends a clear message: white-collar criminals may operate behind desks, but their crimes carry real consequences — and federal time behind bars.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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