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Date: 01-25-2023
Case Style:
United States of America v. Nolan Otto DeWall
Case Number: 6:22-cr-02013
Judge: Leonard T. Strand
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Linn County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Waterloo
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud.
Nolan Otto DeWall, age 39, was a manager and shareholder at a Black Hawk County grain cooperative. DeWall also was a part owner of a trucking company based in Dike, Iowa. In May 2018, DeWall devised a so-called “check kiting” scheme in which he transferred large amounts of funds by check during a short period of time between accounts of the grain cooperative and the trucking company, as well as other accounts. The checks had no legitimate business purpose but were instead designed to falsely and temporarily inflate the balances of the accounts to benefit the grain cooperative, which was in financial distress. DeWall also forged the signature of one of the partners in the trucking company on a check. When the check-kiting scheme collapsed, the trucking company’s account was left with a negative $247,000 balance. As a result, the trucking company had to sell all its assets and went defunct. One of DeWall’s partners in the trucking business had to file for personal bankruptcy and another partner was forced to repay the trucking company’s negative bank balance at its bank with personal funds and a loan.
DeWall was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. DeWall was sentenced to 12 months and one day of imprisonment. He was ordered to make $217,441.96 in restitution to his partners in the trucking business. He must also serve a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
DeWall was released on the bond previously set and is to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on a date yet to be set.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy L. Vavricek and investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Outcome: Imprisonment 12 months and 1 day, Supervised Release 2 years, Assessment $100, Restitution $217,441.96
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