Kevin Clinton, 62, of New Carlisle, Indiana, was convicted on four counts of mail fraud following a two-day federal jury trial in South Bend. The verdict marks the end of a years-long scheme that siphoned more than $2.2 million from his employer through a web of fake invoices and shell companies.
Clinton, who served as Chief Information Officer at a South Bend-based business, used his position of trust to orchestrate the fraud between March 2012 and October 2017. Prosecutors revealed that he secretly incorporated a phantom company and set up a virtual office to submit fraudulent bills for services never rendered.
Checks from the unsuspecting employer were mailed to the virtual office address—funds that Clinton controlled. The business had no knowledge Clinton owned the billing entity, believing the transactions were legitimate payments for IT and consulting work.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. presided over the trial, where FBI agents presented financial records, corporate filings, and digital evidence tracing the flow of money from the company’s accounts into Clinton’s hands.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Luke N. Reilander and Joel Gabrielse, who called the fraud a betrayal of employer trust and a textbook example of insider financial crime. The FBI led the investigation, combing through years of financial documents to dismantle Clinton’s scheme.
Clinton faces up to 20 years in prison per count when he’s sentenced on August 22, 2019. Though he remains free on bond, federal authorities stress that white-collar criminals who exploit their positions will be pursued relentlessly.
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Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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