Rochester, NY – A Spencerport man has pleaded guilty to engaging in financial transactions with proceeds from a fraud scheme.
MATTHEW LAVILLA, 45, of Spencerport, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci to engaging in financial transactions with proceeds from a fraud scheme.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
Lavilla was a part owner of Clarkson Auto Electric, a company that was defrauded by Xerox Corporation in June 2007.
Despite knowing about the fraud, Lavilla engaged in financial transactions with proceeds of the fraud.
Lavilla was indicted along with nine other defendants, all of whom have been convicted.
“Today’s conviction concludes the Government’s investigation into a group of men who sought to defraud one of our area’s most venerated companies,” said U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul.
The plea is the culmination of a joint investigation on the part of the Internal Revenue Service, under the direction of Shantelle P. Kitchen, Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Office, and the United States Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Shelly Binkowski, Inspector in Charge, Boston Division, United States Postal Inspection Service.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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