Jack Walter Barrett, Jr. Press Release (Sentencing)

February 10, 2009
For Immediate Release

FORMER ANHEUSER-BUSCH CONSULTANT SENTENCED ON FEDERAL CHARGES INVOLVING INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY

St. Louis, Missouri: Jack Walter Barrett, Jr., a former consultant for Anheuser-Busch Companies in St. Louis, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for interstate transportation of stolen property involving his theft of $376,839 of computer hardware belonging to his employer, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

According to documents filed with the court at the time of the plea, between July 2006 and January 31, 2008, Barrett worked on site as an information technology consultant at the Anheuser-Busch Companies in St. Louis. Barrett had access to the brewery’s technology infrastructure as part of his work there. During the above period of time, Barrett began to steal expensive computer hardware from his workplace at Anheuser-Busch, which he took home. He admitted with his plea last October, that he sold the stolen merchandise on eBay where he claimed to be its rightful owner, at deeply discounted prices. Barrett shipped the equipment to buyers across the country in Maryland, New Jersey, California and Oklahoma.

JACK WALTER BARRETT, JR., St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty last October to one felony count of interstate transportation of stolen goods and appeared today for sentencing before United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel. In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Barrett was ordered to pay $376,839 restitution.

Hanaway commended the work performed on the case by the St. Louis Police Department- Detective Bureau and the U.S. Secret Service, who investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Tom Albus handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CATHERINE L. HANAWAY United States Attorney	NEWS RELEASE
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February 10, 2009 For Immediate Release FORMER ANHEUSER-BUSCH CONSULTANT SENTENCED ON FEDERAL CHARGES INVOLVING INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY St. Louis, Missouri: Jack Walter Barrett, Jr., a former consultant for Anheuser-Busch Companies in St. Louis, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for interstate transportation of stolen property involving his theft of $376,839 of computer hardware belonging to his employer, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today. According to documents filed with the court at the time of the plea, between July 2006 and January 31, 2008, Barrett worked on site as an information technology consultant at the Anheuser-Busch Companies in St. Louis. Barrett had access to the brewery’s technology infrastructure as part of his work there. During the above period of time, Barrett began to steal expensive computer hardware from his workplace at Anheuser-Busch, which he took home. He admitted with his plea last October, that he sold the stolen merchandise on eBay where he claimed to be its rightful owner, at deeply discounted prices. Barrett shipped the equipment to buyers across the country in Maryland, New Jersey, California and Oklahoma. JACK WALTER BARRETT, JR., St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty last October to one felony count of interstate transportation of stolen goods and appeared today for sentencing before United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel. In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Barrett was ordered to pay $376,839 restitution. Hanaway commended the work performed on the case by the St. Louis Police Department- Detective Bureau and the U.S. Secret Service, who investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Tom Albus handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.