Jerry Cox, Structuring Financial Transactions, Louisiana 2011

Franklinton Man Sentenced for Structuring Financial Transactions

Franklinton, Louisiana - Jerry Cox, 72, of Franklinton, was sentenced to five years of probation and a $100 special assessment for structuring financial transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced the sentencing, which stems from a guilty plea entered by Cox in October 2015. Cox cooperated with the United States, including testifying in the trial of United States v. Walter and Steven Reed.

According to court documents, in September 2011, Jerry Cox made and caused to be made a series of cash withdrawals from Citizens Savings Bank and Resource Bank. These withdrawals were designed to evade certain reporting requirements under federal law, specifically the obligation of financial institutions to report currency transactions over $10,000.

Cox did so as part of a pattern of activity totaling $102,050 in a twelve-month period. Specifically, he caused a series of seven withdrawals on September 20, 2011, September 24, 2011, two on September 27, 2011, September 30, 2011, October 4, 2011, and October 11, 2011, in amounts between $7,650 and $9,500.

Cox used the Resource account to conduct seven additional withdrawals in the manner and for the same purpose of avoiding reporting requirements, between July 24, 2012, and August 4, 2012, totaling approximately $39,900. Cox was aware of the reporting requirements and engaged in the withdrawals to avoid causing the banks to generate reports.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg was in charge of the prosecution.

MANDATORY FACTS:

• Defendant: Jerry Cox
• Criminal Charge: Structuring Financial Transactions
• City and State: Franklinton, Louisiana
• Date: September 2011 (crime date)
• Sentence: Five years probation and a $100 special assessment
• Dollar Amount: $102,050

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/franklinton-man-sentenced-structuring-over-100000-financial-transactions