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Date: 09-29-2021
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Case Number: 5:20-cr-00103-DCR-MAS
Judge: Danny C. Reeves
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (Urban County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Lexington, KY: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Vonnie McDaniels, 32, of Lexington, Kentucky, obtained a $382,500 commercial loan from Kentucky Bank in August 2019 under false pretenses, and used the loan proceeds to purchase an office building in Frankfort, Kentucky that was being leased by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. According to the evidence at trial, during the loan application process, McDaniels gave the bank falsified financial records and other information, which misrepresented his assets and liabilities, and modified key terms of the lease agreement with the state. The state terminated the lease in December 2019. In March 2020, McDaniels requested loan forbearance from Kentucky Bank, falsely claiming that the reason he was unable to repay the loan was that the state of Kentucky had suspended rent payments under the lease due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To corroborate this lie about the pandemic, McDaniels fabricated a letter from a state employee purporting to suspend lease payments at the office building, and used the name and signature of that employee.
Under federal law, McDaniels must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence, and upon he release from prison will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
Carlton S. Shier, IV, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Edward J. Gray, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Louisville Field Office; and Kathy Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General; jointly announced the sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI and FDIC-OIG. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Paul McCaffrey.
Outcome: 09/29/2021 NOTICE OF DOCKET MODIFICATION TO Thomas Lyons re 64 Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment: Error: a link was not created to the related document. Entry by attorney; Clerk modified the entry to create the link; In the future, create a link to the related document. No further action required by counsel. cc: COR (KM) (Entered: 09/29/2021)
09/29/2021 65 SEALED PSR Rule 32(C) Information as to Vonnie J. McDaniels (Attachments: # 1 Sealed Statement of Reasons) (Entered: 09/29/2021)
09/29/2021 66 SEALED PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT as to Vonnie J. McDaniels (Entered: 09/29/2021)
09/29/2021 67 USCA Case Number as to Vonnie J. McDaniels 21-5920 Case Manager Ryan Orme for 64 Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment filed by Vonnie J. McDaniels. (KM) (Entered: 09/29/2021)
09/29/2021 USCA Ruling re 64 Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment: RULING to extend appointment of Thomas C. Lyons for Vonnie J. McDaniels as counsel under the Criminal Justice Act. (KM) (Entered: 09/29/2021)
Defendant was sentenced to 27 months' in prison.
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