ROANOKE, VIRGINIA – In a shocking display of corporate greed, Jamie Carl Graham, a former project manager at Breakell Inc., was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,290,624 in restitution for his involvement in a massive mail fraud scheme.
Graham, 34, of Roanoke, Va., pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud earlier this year and was brought to justice by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke.
According to investigators, Graham stole materials and labor from his employer for his own benefit and the benefit of his friends and other area business owners.
“Mr. Graham stole materials and labor from his employer for his own benefit, and the benefit of his friends and other area business owners,” United States Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy said today. “This United States Attorney’s Office will continue to investigate and prosecute incidents of white collar fraud and bring those responsible to justice.”
Graham’s scheme involved diverting labor and materials from Breakell’s projects to other projects or for his own personal benefit. He forged change orders and miscoded expenses to and from various projects in order to hide the costs from Breakell.
As a result of Graham’s actions, Breakell used the US Postal Service and other commercial carriers to place orders with suppliers for the delivery of materials and sent payment to subcontractors for labor that Graham had wrongfully diverted.
The investigation of the case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Anthony Giorno and Daniel Bubar prosecuted the case for the United States.
Graham’s sentence serves as a warning to those who would engage in similar white-collar crimes, as the United States Attorney’s Office will continue to investigate and prosecute these incidents and bring those responsible to justice.
Related Federal Cases
- Elliott Williams, Mail Fraud, West Virginia 2024 · West Virginia
- Michael James Peters, USDA Loan Fraud, West Virginia 2024 · West Virginia
- Ernest Lee Alexander III, Bank Fraud, West Virginia 2024 · West Virginia
- James Miller, Bankruptcy Fraud, West Virginia 2023 · West Virginia
- Wendy Lawrence, Mail Theft, Virginia 2023 · Virginia
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
ðŸâ€â€™ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS
White Collar CrimeWhite Collar CrimeWhite Collar CrimeWhite Collar Crime