Devin Wright, Wire Fraud, West Virginia 2016

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Devin Wright, 25, of Fairmont, West Virginia, has been brought to justice for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy, announced United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II.

Wright conspired with another individual at Express Towing, a towing company in Wetzel County, where they would rent trucks from national rental companies and then stage false accidents involving the rented trucks.

Instead of calling the national rental companies and arranging for their preferred and approved towing companies to tow the damaged vehicles, they allegedly towed the trucks or had the customers return the trucks to Express Towing and then demanded payment of towing fees before they would return the truck to the rental companies.

Wright pleaded guilty in May 2016 to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert H. McWilliams prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated.

Sr. U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided over the case.

As a result of his guilty plea, Devin Wright will serve eight months in prison for his role in the wire fraud conspiracy.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/marion-county-man-sentenced-wire-fraud