Five Indicted For Crop Insurance Fraud In Ohio
By Charlene Hoeflich, The Daily Sentinel, Pomeroy, Ohio | |
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Named in the indictments are:
According to a press release from the Attorney General's office, it was reported that NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to a natural disaster. Payments are limited to
The indictment alleges that
All five are charged with conspiracy, which is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to five years, and theft of public monies, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The indictment also charges conspiracy to commit money laundering punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Not all defendants are charged in each count of money laundering or money laundering conspiracy.
The indictment seeks forfeiture of about
The defendants will receive summonses to appear in federal court in
U.S. Attorney Stewart commended the cooperative investigation of this case by Secret Service agents and the USDA-OIG, and Assistant U.S. Attorney
An indictment merely contains allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
It was in
It was reported that federal agents stormed in with guns and, with assistance from
The evidence presented before a federal grand jury resulted in the current indictments.
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