Date: 07-02-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Robert Louis Sanchez

Case Number: 3:22-cr-00014

Judge: Horn Boom

Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Jefferson County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Louisville

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Description:

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Grandparent Scam that Targeted Kentucky Victims and Others
New Mexico Man is the Fifth Defendant Sentenced in a Grandparent Scam that Targeted Kentucky Victims and Others

Callers, for Robert Louis Sanchez, would convince senior victims that their grandchild or other family member had an emergency, usually a car accident, and urgently needed money from the victim. Co-conspirators posing as “couriers” would then collect cash from victims at home and others would launder the criminal proceeds, both through traditional banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. The charged wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy spanned from August 2020 to May 2021 and impacted hundreds of victims across the United States—including in Kentucky—who lost over $3 million in total.

This case was investigated by the IRS-CI and USSS with assistance from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Corinne E. Keel prosecuted the case.

This case was investigated and prosecuted as part of the National Elder Justice Task Force and the Kentucky Elder Justice Task Force. The Department of Justice’s mission of its Elder Justice Initiative is to support and coordinate the Department’s enforcement and programmatic efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect and financial fraud and scams that target our nation’s older adults. Kentucky’s task force is comprised of investigators, prosecutors, and others at the local, state, and federal level with a common objective of protecting seniors across Kentucky.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in federal prison

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