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Salem Man Sentenced for Scam Defrauding Home Depot
A Salem man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a scheme to defraud Home Depot of over $45,000.
Robert Dooley, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 18 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $46,798. Dooley was also ordered to stay away from all Home Depot and Lowes stores during his period of supervised release.
Dooley pleaded guilty to 10 counts of wire fraud in August 2016. The scheme involved Dooley entering Home Depot stores empty-handed and gathering merchandise totaling $500 to $900. At the returns desk, Dooley falsely claimed that he previously purchased the items, but did not have a receipt.
Dooley varied the number on his driver’s license to avoid detection, and was then issued a Home Depot gift card for the fraudulent return. He perpetrated the scam over 40 times at Home Depot stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Maine, resulting in over $45,000 in fraudulent returns.
This is not the first time Dooley has been caught for a similar scheme. In 2007, he was convicted of federal wire fraud charges for defrauding Home Depot in excess of $330,000 from July 2004 through October 2005. He was sentenced to five years in federal prison.
Robert Dooley, a Salem native, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston on today. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugenia M. Carris of the Public Corruption Unit.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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