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South Carolina Man Admits Witness Tampering
A South Carolina man has admitted to tampering with a witness in a federal criminal trial that concluded in September 2013, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Dennis Nadeau, 53, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count of witness tampering.
Nadeau worked at the New Jersey-based Vacation Ownership Group LLC (VO Group) and its successor VO Financial from 2010 through 2013. In 2013, 13 former VO Group employees pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud timeshare owners. Four other VO Group employees, including VO Group President Adam Lacerda and his wife, Ashley Lacerda, were convicted by a jury of conspiracy to defraud and related charges after a seven-week trial that concluded in September 2013.
The Lacerdas have been in custody since the trial and all defendants are awaiting sentencing. Nadeau, who testified at trial as one of Adam Lacerda’s defense witnesses, admitted today that he gave false testimony at trial.
Nadeau was directed by Adam Lacerda to call a former VO Group customer who had spoken to the FBI, and was given a written script to use during the call. The witness testified at trial and the recording was played during the witness’ trial testimony.
The count of witness tampering carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of the greater of $250,000 or twice the gain or loss caused by the offense. Sentencing is scheduled for February 24, 2015.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI’s Atlantic City Resident Agency, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford, and special agents from the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Garcia, New York Region, with the ongoing investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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