Shapat Nabaya, aka Norman Abbott, 60, of Chester, Virginia, was sentenced today to 71 months in federal prison for a calculated campaign of retaliation against a federal tax agent, striking at the heart of government accountability with fraud and legal sabotage.
The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck, follows a conviction on Oct. 19, 2017, after a federal jury found Nabaya guilty of retaliating against a federal officer by false claim and committing bankruptcy fraud — charges rooted in a web of bogus lawsuits and legal filings meant to intimidate and harass.
Court records and trial evidence show Nabaya launched a relentless legal assault on an IRS revenue officer who had properly filed a lien on Nabaya’s pension after he failed to pay federal taxes for years. In retaliation, Nabaya filed multiple civil lawsuits and a fraudulent mechanic’s lien against the agent, weaponizing the civil system to exact vengeance.
But he didn’t stop there. Nabaya escalated the attack by filing a false involuntary bankruptcy petition against the same IRS officer in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia — a malicious move designed to damage the agent’s reputation and disrupt their professional standing.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gabrielle Michalak and Jessica D. Aber. Tracy Doherty-McCormick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Kimberly Lappin, Special Agent in Charge of IRS-Criminal Investigation’s Washington, D.C. Field Office, announced the sentencing, underscoring that attacks on federal officers won’t be tolerated.
Documents related to the case, including Case No. 3:17-cr-03, are available through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the District Court’s public docket, or via PACER. Nabaya now begins a 71-month sentence for crimes that targeted not just an individual, but the integrity of federal law enforcement itself.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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