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Date: 11-17-2021
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Case Number: 4:18-cr-02216-RCC-LCK
Judge: Raner C. Collins
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Pima County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Tucson, Arizona criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud.
Joseph Andre Batts, 44, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud.
Between 2013 and 2018, Batts participated in a scheme where Jamaican-based scammers and others called elderly victims in the United States, claiming the victims had won a lottery or other prize. To receive their winnings, the victims were told that they must first pay money for taxes and fees. Batts’ role in this scheme was to sell and distribute “lead lists,” which contained the names and personal information of thousands of primarily elderly individuals for the scammers to contact. Batts also distributed scamming scripts and template letters to teach others how to conduct the scheme. He then used others to help launder portions of the fraudulent proceeds.
The Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Postal Inspection Service, Homeland Security Investigations – Tucson Office, U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and the Diplomatic Security Service, conducted the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
18:2326 Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud
(1ss)
18:1956(h) Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
(10ss)
Outcome: The defendant is committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of SEVENTY (70) MONTHS, with credit for time served, to run concurrently with Count 10 of the Second Superseding Indictment, placed on supervised release for a term of THREE (3) YEARS, to run concurrently with Count 10 of the Second Superseding Indictment; special assessment $100.00.
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