Two New Iberia men are facing federal prison after pleading guilty to a sprawling wire fraud conspiracy that bled hundreds of thousands from Acme Trucking Lines. Randy LeBlanc, 33, and Jahorae Johnson, 38, admitted to fabricating waybills and submitting false invoices for shipments that never happened—part of a scheme that netted them more than $316,000 in ill-gotten gains.
LeBlanc, who worked as a driver and later dispatcher at ATL between February 2009 and May 2014, confessed to creating ‘ghost’ invoices at the direction of an unnamed co-conspirator. Starting in 2011, he produced fake documentation for nonexistent shipments, never alerting company officials or law enforcement. Even after becoming a dispatcher in 2013, he continued driving and generating fraudulent paperwork until his termination in late 2014. He pocketed over $220,000 through the scam.
When investigators closed in, the unnamed conspirator instructed LeBlanc to take the fall. But instead of burying the truth, the scheme unraveled under federal scrutiny. LeBlanc pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst. The plea awaits final approval from U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter.
Jahorae Johnson, 38, also of New Iberia, entered a guilty plea on January 30, 2017, to the same charge. Employed as a hot-shot driver from October 2011 to November 2014, Johnson operated without a commercial driver’s license, using a large pickup to make deliveries across state lines. While doing so, he filed phony invoices for trips never taken, collecting more than $96,000 he wasn’t entitled to.
Both men now face up to 20 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and must pay full restitution and forfeiture. They also risk a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for May 5, 2017, in Lafayette federal court, where the full weight of their deception will be measured by the law.
The FBI led the investigation into the fraud ring that exploited Acme Trucking’s logistics system for personal gain. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel J. McCoy is prosecuting the case, underscoring the DOJ’s crackdown on corporate fraud in the transportation sector. With no plea deals shielding co-conspirators yet revealed, the case may not be over.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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