Roseval Supreme, Wire Fraud, Florida 2023

TAMPA, FL - Roseval Supreme, a 55-year-old Haitian national and United States Legal Permanent Resident, has been charged with wire fraud in a federal indictment announced by United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.

According to the indictment, Supreme abused his position of trust as the country director for the non-profit organization Action Against Hunger (AAH) in Haiti, from October 2020 to March 2023. Supreme managed the AAH country office located in Haiti and was responsible for overseeing the organization's foreign assistance funds, which were partly provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Supreme is accused of violating AAH's conflict of interest and fraud and corruption policies by steering AAH procurements to a company he owned or was affiliated with for his own financial benefit. He also submitted fraudulent lease agreements and invoices to obtain AAH funding for a residence he already resided in.

The indictment charges Supreme with seven counts of wire fraud, each carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The indictment also seeks an order of forfeiture in the amount of $713,390, which is the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct.

Supreme's case was investigated by the U.S. Agency for International Development - Office of Inspector General. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Greg Pizzo.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

As a Haitian national and United States Legal Permanent Resident, Supreme has significant ties to the United States.

The indictment was returned on March 2023, and Supreme's case is currently pending in federal court in Tampa, Florida.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/non-profit-organization-defrauded-over-700000-foreign-assistance