BUFFALO, N.Y. – Vyacheslav S. Migitskiy, a 34-year-old Ukrainian national living in Rochester, was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay $15,442 in restitution for making a materially false statement.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation into a sunken vessel on Lake Ontario.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, on August 25, 2022, Migitskiy towed a 25-foot Bayliner boat onto Lake Ontario with the intention of sinking the abandoned vessel. He intentionally sunk the vessel without reporting his actions.
The following day, on August 26, 2022, the partially submerged boat was discovered by civilian witnesses who reported the sinking to the United States Coast Guard, which resulted in an immediate search and rescue effort.
The United States Coast Guard spent $14,194 during the search and rescue effort, while the New York State Police spent $1,248.
On October 4, 2022, Migitskiy was interviewed by a Special Agent with the United States Coast Guard, during which he falsely stated that he had donated the boat to unnamed individuals.
The defendant provided a false description of the individuals who took possession of the vessel, false information on how they removed the vessel from his property, and false information on what they did with the vessel’s trailer.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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