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Date: 04-25-2022
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United States of America v. Sarah Nicole Kelley,
Case Number: CR-19-01143-JJT
Judge: John J. Tuchi
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Maricopa) County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
United States Attorney’s Office
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Description: Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud and 8 counts of money laundering by a federal jury in October 2021.
Sarah Nicole Kelley, 41, of Coolidge, Arizona defrauded a family friend out of $185,000 in savings. Kelley, a former real estate agent, convinced the victim to invest in a real estate project and send additional money for a short-term loan. Instead of using the money as promised, Kelley used the victim’s savings to pay off her own debts. Kelley then strung the victim along for months with a series of lies and excuses about how the money was spent and when the victim would get it back.
At sentencing, the Court found that Kelley previously defrauded another family friend out of $647,000 using similar tactics. The Court also found that Kelley provided false testimony under oath when seeking to overturn the jury’s guilty verdict.
Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution. defrauded a family friend out of $185,000 in savings. Kelley, a former real estate agent, convinced the victim to invest in a real estate project and send additional money for a short-term loan. Instead of using the money as promised, Kelley used the victim’s savings to pay off her own debts. Kelley then strung the victim along for months with a series of lies and excuses about how the money was spent and when the victim would get it back.
At sentencing, the Court found that Kelley previously defrauded another family friend out of $647,000 using similar tactics. The Court also found that Kelley provided false testimony under oath when seeking to overturn the jury’s guilty verdict.
Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $190,774.64 in restitution.
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