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Date: 06-30-2022
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United States of America v. Grant Devillez
Case Number: 1:20-cr-00013-WES-PAS
Judge: William E. Smith
Court: United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (Providence County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud.
Grant Devillez, 38, of Dayville, Conn., an An accounts payable clerk who misappropriated more than $300,000 belonging to a Providence small business for his own personal use .
At the time of his guilty plea, Mr. Devillez admitted that, from at least February 2016 through July 2018, he engaged in a scheme to defraud Décor Craft, Inc., of nearly $303,000, by transferring funds from the business’ bank account to his own personal bank accounts; to creditors for personal bills; and to the bank account of another individual.
Mr. Devillez also admitted that when given access to the business’ bank account to make authorized payments to vendors, he often made partial payments or no payments at all, instead transferring the funds for his own use. To cover his criminal conduct, he altered company records to reflect that full payment had been made to the vendors.
U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith sentenced Devillez to eighteen months of incarceration to be followed by three years of federal supervised release – the first six months to be served in a half-way house; and to pay restitution totaling $302,995.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Denise M. Barton.
The matter was investigated by the FBI.
WIRE FRAUD in Violation of 18 USC 1343
(1-10)
Outcome: 06/27/2022 27 SENTENCING MEMORANDUM by USA as to Grant Devillez (Barton, Denise) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
06/27/2022 28 MOTION for Sentence Variation by Grant Devillez. Responses due by 7/11/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Crowell, Judith) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
06/27/2022 29 MOTION for Forfeiture of Property (Forfeiture Money Judgment) by USA as to Grant Devillez. Responses due by 7/11/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Order)(Barton, Denise) (Entered: 06/27/2022)
Defendant pleaded guilty in January to each of the ten counts of wire fraud with which he had previously been charged by federal indictment. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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