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Date: 05-23-2024
Case Style:
United States of America v. Kennard C. Bouk, III
Case Number: 23-CR-00122
Judge: Alan B. Johnson
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Cheyenne
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud
Florida man sentenced for bank fraud at a Cheyenne financial institution
Kennard C. Bouk, III, 56, of Apopka, Florida, was sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment for bank fraud and was ordered to pay $27,000 in restitution. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on May 22.
According to court documents, on Jan. 9, 2023, Bouk deposited a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check in the amount of $560,625.04 made out to “Knight Insurance Company LLC,” at a financial institution in Cheyenne. Five days prior, on Jan. 4, 2023, Bouk had created an LLC of the same name with the Wyoming Secretary of State and opened a business account for Knight Insurance Company LLC at the financial institution. He was able to unlawfully obtain $27,000 before the fraud was detected.
It is believed that the original U.S. Treasury check was stolen in the mail, the image was sold, and the check reproduced. It did not have four of the security features of the original U.S. Treasury check. Bouk was arrested on Jun. 9, 2023 by Apopka Police Department in Florida. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Feb. 27, 2024. The United Stated Secret Service investigated this crime.
Outcome:
Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment and was ordered to pay $27,000 in restitution
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