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Former Official’s Name Change Scheme Foiled
A former Kankakee County Board member and Pembroke Township Supervisor has been sent back to federal prison after a name change scheme was discovered. Larry Dean Gibbs, 54, was sentenced to serve nine months in federal prison after pleading guilty to violating terms of his supervised release.
Gibbs was serving a one-year term of supervised release following completion of his prison sentence for filing a false income tax return when a petition to revoke his supervised release was filed on June 4, 2015. Gibbs was sentenced on May 8, 2013, to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $66,282 to the IRS, after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return for the 2005 tax year.
In a bizarre twist, Gibbs filed a document in U.S. District Court in Urbana on June 3, 2015, advising the court that Larry Dean Gibbs was “deceased and cannot speak, or appear.” The notice further stated that “further information must be referred to Minister Mulumbua Humraukn El Taikaem Bey, Executor.”
An investigation revealed that Gibbs had attempted to change his name to Mulumbua Humraukn El, Taikaem Bey through an order in Kankakee County Circuit Court on Apr. 30, 2015. However, the ruse was discovered, and Gibbs was subsequently charged with violating his supervised release.
During the court hearing on Oct. 2, 2015, Gibbs admitted that he violated his supervised release when he traveled to Minnesota on May 22, 2015, without the prior permission of his probation officer, and that he failed to report that he had been arrested for various traffic violations in Woodbury, Minn.
Gibbs’ case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugene L. Miller. The incident serves as a reminder that attempts to evade justice will be met with severe consequences.
The revocation of Gibbs’ supervised release is a significant blow to his attempt to restart his life after serving his initial prison sentence. As he begins serving his new sentence, Gibbs will have to confront the consequences of his actions and the consequences of trying to deceive the court.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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