United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner
Eastern District of California
Sacramento Man Sentenced To 4 Years And 5 Months In Prison For Making Counterfeit Checks
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Lauren Horwood |
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March 29, 2012 |
PHONE: (916) 554-2706 |
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www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae |
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Docket #: 2:11-cr-403-MCE |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Oliver A. Chapman III, 44, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to four years and five months in prison for making and possessing counterfeit, forged securities.
According to court documents, Chapman was found by law enforcement inside a motel room in Rancho Cordova where he was using a laptop computer and stolen financial information to create fraudulent checks. Agents found $123,857.89 in completed checks that were counterfeit.
This case was the product of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service. Assistant United States Attorney Michael D. Anderson prosecuted the case.
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