David V. Roberts, Wire Fraud, Nebraska 2015

Omaha Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Scheme

A 42-year-old Omaha man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a wire fraud scheme that netted him $91,707.81.

David V. Roberts was sentenced to 41 months in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons by the Honorable Lyle E. Strom, Senior United States District Court Judge.

After his release from prison, Roberts will begin a three-year term of supervised release. Roberts was also ordered to make restitution in the amount of $91,707.81.

An investigation conducted by the Omaha Police Department and the United States Secret Service determined that Roberts caused to be transmitted email communications to various individuals located throughout the United States, which emails sought the purchase of material, product or services advertised by victims for sale to the public.

Once a purchase price was agreed upon, a check was mailed to the victims for payment of the advertised material, product, or services for sale. However, the checks were not legitimate and were fraudulently created.

Victims were instructed to electronically wire a portion of the funds credited to their account by virtue of the fraudulent check to Roberts within the District of Nebraska. Roberts would then travel to Western Union or MoneyGram locations where he would accept the electronically wired payments.

The case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department and United States Secret Service. Roberts personally accepted more than 50 fraudulently obtained electronically wired monetary payments from victims located outside the District of Nebraska in the total amount of $91,707.81.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/omaha-man-sentenced-wire-fraud