Yulia Yurevna Abair, Structuring Transactions to Evade Reporting, Indiana 2024

A South Bend woman has been found guilty of structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana announced today. Yulia Yurevna Abair, 43, of South Bend, was convicted on all eight counts of an indictment charging her with structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements.

According to documents filed by the government in this case, structuring includes breaking down a single sum of currency over $10,000 into smaller sums, or conducting a series of cash transactions all at or below $10,000, with the purpose of evading currency transaction reporting requirements.

This case was the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Assistant United States Attorney Donald Schmid will be prosecuting the case.

Abair’s conviction comes after a trial in the South Bend District Court, where she was found guilty on all eight counts. The exact nature of the transactions and the amount of money involved were not specified in the press release.

The investigation and prosecution of Abair’s case are a testament to the IRS’s commitment to preventing and detecting financial crimes.

Abair’s sentencing has yet to be scheduled, but she faces up to five years in prison for each count, with a maximum sentence of 40 years if convicted on all counts.

The Northern District of Indiana is part of the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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