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Dallas Woman Faces Up To 15 Years In Federal Prison
Dallas, Texas – Following a two-day trial, a federal jury has convicted Julie Grant, a/k/a Juliana Jacobs Grant, Juliana Okwue Jacobs Grant, and Juliana Okwuenu, 49, on three felony offenses stemming from bankruptcy petitions she filed.
According to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Grant was convicted of three counts of making false statements under penalty of perjury, with each count carrying a maximum statutory penalty of five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
Grant, who was placed on electronic monitoring, is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Sam A. Lindsay on September 21, 2015.
The government presented evidence that in the August 9, 2011, petition, Grant fraudulently concealed two bankruptcy cases she filed in the Northern District of Texas in October 2008 and March 2009. Grant also falsely stated in the December 16, 2009, petition and the August 9, 2011, petition, that she had only used one Social Security Number, when, in fact, she had used at least one other Social Security Number in other bankruptcy petitions that she knew she was obligated to disclose.
This case is one of several felony prosecutions of bankruptcy-related crimes generated by the recent Bankruptcy Fraud Initiative within the Northern District of Texas.
Since May 2013, nine debtors have been charged in the district with various felony offenses, and to date, seven of these defendants have been convicted. One defendant is awaiting trial and one defendant remains a fugitive.
The Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration investigated, and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Jarvis prosecuted.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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