Date: 03-13-2025

Case Style:

United States of America v. Royce Gillham

Case Number: 24-cr-14046

Judge:

Court: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Miami

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Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy
Florida Man Sentenced for Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy

The General Manager of a company that produces and sells renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced today to serve 37 months in prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release for his role in a scheme that generated over $7 million in fraudulent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewable fuels credits and sought over $6 million in fraudulent tax credits connected to the purported production of biodiesel.

Royce Gillham worked at a biofuel company based in Fort Pierce, Florida, that claimed to turn various feedstocks into biodiesel. However, when reporting the number of gallons they produced to the IRS and EPA, Gillham and his employer vastly overstated their production volume in an effort to generate more credits. When auditors sought more information from the company, Gillham and his co-conspirators provided false information about their fuel production and customers.

Gillham previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and to file false claims.

U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of Florida and Acting Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) made the announcement.

EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and IRS Criminal Investigations investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Funk for the Southern District of Florida and Senior Trial Attorney Adam Cullman of ENRD’s Environmental Crimes Section prosecuted the case.

You may find a copy of this press release (and any updates) on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 37 months in prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release

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